I’ve always struggled with the idea of work-life balance. That’s not because I’m a workaholic or don’t value my leisure time. Instead, it’s because I work for myself. What counts as “work” and what counts as “leisure” is harder to separate when I make my own schedule and don’t get paid by the hour. For […]
Lesson One: Do Something Big This Year
Cal Newport and I are opening our Life of Focus course for a new session next week. Before we do, I’m sharing some lessons this week on how you can focus better in your work and life. Stay tuned! I think about my life as a series of projects. I think you should, too. Projects […]
What I Learned (and Unlearned) Reading 10 Books on Nutrition
Looking to eat better? Here’s some books to add to your shelf that helped me!
Food – Opening Update
I’m writing this on the first day of the fourth month in my year-long foundations project. The focus for this month is on food. See here for my previous months focusing on fitness, productivity and money. What we eat is a central foundation in life. Food provides the energy we use to live. It is […]
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