I’ve just begun a new month in my year-long Foundations project. This month is focused on reflection, where I’m restarting a daily journaling habit and digging into some of the research on thinking and feeling better. For those interested, you can check out my previous seven months here: Why Journal? The keystone habit for this […]

As I write this, I’m reaching the end of my month-long effort to sleep better. This is part of my year-long project to improve my foundations in life, following previous months dedicated to fitness, productivity, money, food, reading and outreach. Overall, I’m pleased with how the month went. According to my Fitbit, the average time […]

I’m wrapping up the seventh month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s focus is sleep. I’ll share some personal reflections in the next post. In this post, I’ll share the books I read and key takeaways on sleep. For those interested, you can also read my updates and book lists from previous months here: […]

In the prior three lessons, I’ve shared how to become a project finisher (not just a starter), how to design effective learning projects, and finally how to create flow so learning becomes a joy, not a grind. Today, I want to step back and consider the question of why to learn in the first place. […]