If you needed to buy groceries, would you walk into the store look around, buy nothing, go home and then pat yourself on the back for showing up? Probably not. If you are going shopping you have a specific purpose for being in the supermarket, it isn’t enough just to show up. Likewise, if you […]
How to Learn Holistically
I just did a guest post at the Ririan Project about how to improve your learning. If you like the ideas about holistic learning in my article, How to Ace Your Finals Without Studying, then you will probably enjoy the tips I posted for how to actually go about doing it. Some of the tips […]
Ask For What You Want
The key reason confidence is so powerful and magnetic is simple, confident people ask for what they want. Whether it is advice, a sale or a date, confident people ask others for what they want. They ask for what they want out of the world and they ask for what they want out of themselves. […]
I Need Your Help
I’m all about improvement in every way, especially when it comes to this blog. If you are a subscriber or have been coming here for a couple visits, I’d like to get some feedback for how to improve the website and the articles I offer. Specifically there are three questions. I’ll keep the questions brief, […]
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.