Scott H Young

I’m heading into the eleventh month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s focus is organization—getting a handle on your physical stuff to maximize the benefits those things provide while minimizing their ongoing costs in terms of tidying, storage and money spent. Those interested can check out my previous ten months here: fitness, productivity, money, […]

Reflections on a month spent researching and improving my ability to focus and prioritize.

A recurring theme in my ongoing Foundations project is evolutionary mismatch. This is the idea that our bodies and behavior were designed for a different sort of environment than we live in today. Since evolution is slow, we haven’t had time to adapt new instincts that safeguard us from novel dangers. Exercise is an example. […]

I’m in the middle of the tenth month of my year-long Foundations project. This month’s topic is focus. I’ll share some personal updates in the next post, but for now I’d like to share some of my takeaways from this month’s reading. In case you’re interested, here are the previous nine months’ reading:
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