Below is a brief excerpt of one chapter from Think Outside the Cubicle, my guide for how to get more work done, when working at home. The Invention of the 8-Hour Workday Humans didn’t evolve to work 9-5. Human beings evolved as hunter gatherers, which aside from starvation, inter-tribe wars and occasionally being eaten by […]
The Art of the Small Start
I recently got an exasperated email from a reader who has set big goals, but he has no idea where to begin. Someone must have told him the myth that says you need to start big. And, the myth that if you start anything, you need to know exactly how to finish it and know […]
Should Your Twenties Be for Work or Play?
I recently turned 21. In a discussion with a friend, we decided there are two major perspectives people take when approaching their twenties: work or play. In the first, people view their twenties as the time to make ambitious career moves. Working 60 or 80 hour workweeks in university or at a job is easier […]
New Website Design
The website has just received a facelift. The last design was an ugly, barnacled surface that I scraped together over two years ago. With the growing size of the blog and business, I felt it was time for an upgrade. The design was done by Simayaa Technologies, a great team I suggest for anyone needing […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.