Thoughts on writing, as the blog passes its two-decade anniversary.
Lesson Four: The Opposite of Burnout
On Monday, I’ll be opening registration for my new course, Everyday Energy. The course is a three-month program designed to help you build practices into your life that promote greater vitality—and productivity. In case you missed it, I’ve written a brief essay series discussing our human energy crisis, the biological roots of our exhaustion and […]
Lesson Three: Rhythmic Productivity—A More Humane Way to Work
Registration for my new course, Everyday Energy opens next week. In anticipation, I’ve written an essay series covering the central philosophy of the course. If you’re just joining us, check out the first essay on why we’re living through a human energy crisis, and an essay on the biological roots of our exhaustion, which we […]
Lesson Two: Life Doesn’t Need to Be Exhausting
Next week, I’m opening registration for my new course Everyday Energy. In the last essay, I discussed why we’re living through a crisis of human energy. Today, I’d like to share some thoughts on how to fix that, with insights drawn from the first month of the three-month curriculum. Energy starts with biology. All human […]
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.