Cal Newport, one of my favorite bloggers, wrote an interesting article following my post, “What if You Have More Than One Passion?” In my article, I give my thoughts on people who are passionate about many things. My feeling is that, while focusing on one pursuit to get results is good, that doesn’t mean you […]
The 10 Really Obvious Ways to Be More Productive
Everyone likes talking about secrets. The “secrets” of productivity. The “hacks” to accomplish more. What about the really obvious things? In my opinion “hacks” and “secrets” account for only a small proportion of your ability to accomplish more. It’s the really obvious things that account for most of it. Unfortunately, obvious solutions are ignored by […]
Coming Soon: Learning on Steroids
The most popular topic I’ve ever covered on this website is holistic learning. This is the strategy I’ve used to ace finals without studying, read 70+ books per year and teach myself new subjects rapidly. Since writing, I’ve been happy to read hundreds of emails from people who say their learning habits have improved since […]
What if You Have More Than One Passion?
If you have many different passions, pursue all of them. Recently, I’ve had a couple emails from readers explaining that their problem is simply having too many passions. Far from being members of the apathetic masses, these people seem to have difficulty focusing because there are simply so many things to be interested about. I […]
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