From the Web Is the 30-Day Trial bogus? – Some new research suggests 30 days isn’t long enough. One of the ways around this I suggest in How to Change a Habit is to have an additional 90-day period where you commit to the habit, without requiring perfect attendance. The problem with 1% – My […]
Don’t Work 9-5
Below is a brief excerpt of one chapter from Think Outside the Cubicle, my guide for how to get more work done, when working at home. The Invention of the 8-Hour Workday Humans didn’t evolve to work 9-5. Human beings evolved as hunter gatherers, which aside from starvation, inter-tribe wars and occasionally being eaten by […]
Think Outside the Cubicle – Released!
Greetings everyone, from my sunny little corner in the south of France. I’m excited to announce that my latest (and biggest) guide is finally available. Think Outside the Cubicle is my answer to a question that has nagged me since I started writing about productivity: why does so much advice assume I work in an […]
Can You Spot These 7 Broken Nutrition Arguments?
Recently, I posted an article explaining why I am a vegetarian. The bulk of the article hinged on the ample nutritional evidence that, if not the best diet, vegetarianism was at least better than most. Since posting that article, I’ve had a number of comments that countered my claims with different nutritional arguments. Unfortunately, it’s […]
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