Intelligence is the ability to predict. Learning is taking the results of past predictions and applying it to future predictions. Stupidity is ignoring the results that don’t match your predictions. Therefore, it seems there are a lot of stupid people. I’m always amazed at how passionately attached people can become to a political ideology. Capitalists […]
Book Review: Zen to Done
“Zen To Done (ZTD) is a system that is at once simple, and powerful, and will help you develop the habits that keep all of your tasks and projects organized, that keep your workday simple and structured, that keep your desk and e-mail inbox clean and clear, and that keep you doing what you need […]
10 Tips to Be Accomplished and Instead of Just Busy
Do you struggle with being too busy? Learn my 10 tips on how to become accomplished instead.
11 Easy Ways to Improve Memory
Helping me on the site today is Todd Goldfarb. He wrote this guest post and is a writer at We the Change. As we get older, the neurons in our brain lose elasticity making it easier to forget things. Although this is an unfortunate reality all humans face, there are a myriad of lifestyle activities […]
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.