Today, while writing, I hit upon an idea that may not be new to anybody reading this. But, in the deeper way I understood it today, it felt like some layer of understanding was revealed.
Growing up, I didn't learn to have a good work ethic. School came easy for me...
More than 245 million wearable devices were sold in 2018. That's a lot of tech strapped to our collective bodies.
In the Self Healing newsletter, Dr. Weil summarizes the latest research on fitness trackers. In general, the research shows that fitness trackers, in particular, appear to increase step counts and...
People always ask Gary Vaynerchuk how he continues predicting the future before everyone else.
In my countless hours of Gary content consumption I've never seen him accept this praise. Instead he'll clarify that he never gives advice based on trying to predict the future. That he's just observing what's happening...
Starting tomorrow, the first of the COVID-19 vaccines will roll out for the Australian population. The first phase of the rollout will include our health care and hotel quarantine workers and vulnerable people in aged care and disability. That's an excellent place to start.
You probably have at least one thing that you’ve been meaning to do but haven’t: starting a project, catching up on a book, following up with a friend, finishing a project.
Deferral is a sneaky species of inertia because it can string you along in perpetuity with the belief that the...
Some time ago, I managed to pick up a signed hardcover edition of Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk at a used bookstore. I didn't even realize it was a special edition until I got home. This book is Gary V's summary of his recommendations for using social...
I asked in Pidgin English as I picked up a copy of Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money. I had spotted this roadside bookseller from afar, but sighting this book made me turn.
"1,500", he replied.
"1,000 naira". I responded, dropping the book as I left his front and continued...
I never confessed this dream to anybody because I knew it was impossible.
But even my feasible aspirations related to bodybuilding lifestyle never left my mouth. I spent so many hours daydreaming career and life paths related to bodybuilding. Owning a gym...
I'm a real human. I don't want to have to be "on message" at all times. I want to be able to have a coffee or a beer and joke with my buddies. I don't want to charge them money to interact with me — I'll happily share what I...
It is not easy having a pastry chef in the house when you are trying to stick to a healthy diet and lose a little weight, as the pastry chef regularly brings home beautiful pastries to eat.
It is challenging for me to say no when there is an array of...
The first ‘why’ gets you to the proximate cause: there wasn’t enough time to complete the work.
The second ‘why’ uncovers what led to the proximate cause: Sally was expecting to get John’s portion of the work in 1 week but instead it took 2, which led to delays in her...
My son is trying to find a reasonable way to tell me he's dropping out of school. From my perspective, it looks like little homework is happening. There are very few intense studying sessions. All the classes and work are on the laptop - happening in a Google doc right...
Have you ever been on the phone with someone and you just can't seem to end the call? They just don't get the hint that it's time to hang up. I think we've all had this experience, so I've got some suggestions for things you can say that should end...