Recently, I dug into the data on exercise and showed that, even if you really hate exercise, you would probably still be better off doing more than you do right now. But, of course, we already know we should exercise. We just don’t always do it. This is problem goes far beyond exercise. Life is […]
What’s the Ideal Amount of Exercise?
How much should you exercise? Even if you really hate it?
Focus is Motivation
I make the case for viewing focus and motivation as being two ways of describing the same thing.
Why I’m Skeptical About Efforts to Revolutionize Schooling
A brief explanation of my pessimism about efforts to radically improve education.
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