Sometimes the obvious advice you need to hear isn’t obvious to you. Here’s an example of this that happened just last week. A guy on Twitter asked me if I did coaching. He felt stuck in his career and wanted to pay me to give him advice. I don’t do individual coaching (at least for […]

This Saturday (November 9th, 2019), I’m going to be in Washington DC. Solid State Books was kind enough to host Cal Newport and me for a conversation about Ultralearning. If you’re in the area, I’d love to meet you in person: What: Cal Newport and I discuss Ultralearning. When: 4pm-5pm Saturday, November 9th, 2019 Where: […]

I’ve run my own business for over a decade, writing and selling books and courses. In the beginning, it was just me. For the last few years, I’ve had a small team. When I see people promoting entrepreneurship, the reasons for it are usually simple: more money, greater freedom, no boss. But for me, the […]

There’s an old joke about an economist walking down the street when he steps on a $100 bill lying on the ground. He spots it, but decides to walk right on by. “After all,” he chuckles to himself, “if that had really been a $100 bill, someone else would have picked it up already!” It’s […]