Wake up at 5am. Read a book a week. Exercise every day—but make sure it’s high-intensity or it doesn’t count. Journal. Meditate. Volunteer. Living well sounds exhausting. Maybe it’s just easier to flop down and watch Netflix? Productivity guilt happens when you feel overwhelmed by all the things you know you “should” be doing. You […]

I like James Carse’s distinction between finite and infinite games. A finite game, like chess, is one that you play for awhile and when somebody wins, you stop. An infinite game, like life, is one where the goal is to be able to keep playing. To win at life means to keep living. Most pursuits […]

I shared a lot of ideas this year. I published a Wall Street Journal bestselling book. I recorded 100+ podcast episodes. I also wrote 116 new articles to this blog. Here are some of my most popular essays from last year: The Complete Guides I worked on three in-depth, research-based guides with Jakub Jilek, who […]

As a new year approaches, it’s a good time to think about what new habits you’d like to make. An obvious one is to read more books. Reading is a habit of compounding growth. Learn more and you’ll generate ideas and enthusiasm for making other changes. Reading books, not just random online articles, is especially […]