A common piece of productivity advice is to wake up early. This can make sense. Waking up early lets you capture more of the quiet morning hours. There’s fewer social distractions. Combined with starting work right away, it can be a powerful ritual to get stuff done. However, waking up early also has its downsides. […]
How to Pick Which Books to Read
I often get asked what the best books are. It’s difficult to answer because everyone has different expectations. Learn how I rank them.
Book Recommendation: Atomic Habits
Habits are the invisible foundation that underline everything you’ll ever do, experience or achieve. Any effort for self-improvement needs to start by looking at what you actually do every day. If a goal doesn’t cause you to change your habits, then there’s not much point of actually setting one. Although there’s been many books and […]
How to Know When to Quit
You know the dilemma. You’ve been doing something for awhile, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Should you keep going, and push through with it? Or quit and do something else? There’s no right answer to this. Sometimes, sticking through will be the right answer. My business took off after five years of work, […]
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