I’m suspicious of those things where more is always supposed to be better. Nature prefers moderation, so good things can harm you when you get too much of them. Drinking more water is good. Too much and you’ll drown. I think “meaning” is one of those things that is usually good, but that can cause […]
The Best Articles on Productivity
How can you get more work done, overcome procrastination and do it without all the stress and guilt? Here are my best articles exploring ways to get organized and accomplish more with less effort. The 5 Best Articles Productivity is a major theme of the blog, as such, I’ve written hundreds of articles on the […]
The Best Articles on Goal-Setting
How can you hit a target you don’t even have? Goal-setting, the process of taking your vague dreams and ambitions, and turning them into concrete targets and plans of action is powerful. Here’s some of my best articles, divided into subtopics. The 5 Best Articles I’ve written hundreds of articles which touch on goal-setting. If […]
What Medieval People Got Right About Learning
We tend to assume that if people today and people five hundred years ago do things differently, it’s because we’ve figured out a better way to do it. After all, we have microscopes, democracy and penicillin. People in the middle ages lit cats on fire for fun. Yet despite overwhelming progress, it’s ironically in the […]
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