I’ve received a number of e-mails from other bloggers asking about how to build a successful blog and make money online. My short answer is that I’m still figuring that out but I have plenty of friends who seem to have found the answer. The long answer is that I have been able to draw […]
How to Teach Yourself Anything in Less Than Three Months
Interested in learning something new with limited time? Discover 14 steps that are crucial when it comes to learning in self-education.
How to Debug Your Brain
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 […]
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.