Why is it hard to take action? Why do we struggle with laziness, procrastination and fail to follow through on our plans? Some ideas to explain our inaction
Why Care About Learning?
The world is a deeply interesting place. How can you be bored when there is so much to see, do, learn and explore? Here's why I care about learning.
What’s the Point of Productivity?
Why bother being productive at all? I defend the goal of productivity, and contast it with workaholism, looking busy and focusing on short-term results.
The Neuroscience of Anxiety
Why do we worry? I break down some of the neuroscience showing how different systems conspire to make us anxious and what we can do to worry less.
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.