Short pieces, one at a time.
Short enough to finish. Good enough to keep.
Why you act the way you do
You Didn't Choose That Thought
Have you ever wondered why your mind acts more like an enemy than an ally? It…
7 min read
You Are What You See
You think you are in control of what you do. Most of the time, you are…
5 min read
A Thousand Neighbors
You open Instagram to kill five minutes. An hour later you put the phone down, and…
2 min read
Move Before You Think
Last night you decided to go to the gym. This morning the alarm goes off, and…
3 min read
The First Outcome Is You
Work has a simple deal. Input hours. Output work. Simple, right? Not so fast. Working as…
2 min read
Success Has a Bad Memory
Wake up at 5am. Write in a journal. Cold shower. Read ten pages. You have heard…
2 min read
On learning
Time Will Tell
Some things you learn in an afternoon. Others take weeks. Others take decades. There is learning…
2 min read
The Unteachable Lesson
Some lessons can't be taught. It doesn't matter how many times you hear it, how patiently…
5 min read
When Knowing Avoids the Doing
Have you ever read a book or an article and couldn't recall a single idea from…
3 min read
Are You Getting Dumber?
How do you know if you are becoming stupid? It is not an easy question to…
5 min read
Make better decisions
Second Order Consequences
Let me ask you something. Do you remember the last time someone taught you how to…
3 min read
The Invisible Win
When we want more out of life, we almost always reach for the same move. Add…
3 min read
The Power of Limits
Almost everything you do, you do for a reason. You work for money. You study for…
4 min read
The Fisherman and the Businessman
An investment banker stood at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat…
3 min read
How to keep going when you don't feel like it
Two Rules for Habits
Most of what you do today, you did not decide today. You decided it a long…
4 min read
The Boring Answer
The curse of the disciplined is that every day looks the same. The curse of the…
2 min read
Fail Someone Else
Change is hard. You set a goal. Eat more salads, hit the gym, wake up early…
4 min read
The Buffalo
When a storm builds on the horizon, every animal in nature retreats slowly in the opposite…
4 min read
The ABZ Method
Let's say you have a goal. You know you're capable of achieving it. But somehow, you…
2 min read
