Five good books and five good essays to start off your 2026!
The Most Underrated Productivity Technique
I’m fascinated by self-assessment: how we view ourselves versus how we actually are. As an example, when I ran the first session of my Foundations course, we started with fitness. I was impressed by how many people claimed to already have a solid exercise habit. Now, that could be due to sampling bias given the […]
How to Read One Book Per Week (Even if You Read Slowly)
Nine strategies I use to read a book per week. No speed-reading required.
5 Strategies to Learn Better with AI (and Traps to Avoid)
Recently, I shared my predictions about how AI will change the process of learning. In short, I expect that AI will reduce the need for many skills, potentially dumbing down the typical user. Just as the invention of writing made us worse at remembering things and the invention of the calculator made us worse at […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.