Reflections on a month spent researching and improving my ability to focus and prioritize.

A recurring theme in my ongoing Foundations project is evolutionary mismatch. This is the idea that our bodies and behavior were designed for a different sort of environment than we live in today. Since evolution is slow, we haven’t had time to adapt new instincts that safeguard us from novel dangers. Exercise is an example. […]

I’m in the middle of the tenth month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s topic is focus. I’ll share some personal updates in the next post, but for now I’d like to share some of my takeaways from this month’s reading. In case you’re interested, here are the previous nine months’ reading:
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Here’s the simple rule to explain when you should build on your strengths or fix your weaknesses.