I have nothing to write about. Ok. What would I write about if I did have something to write about? Hmm… Can’t think of anything? So you’ve got nothing to contribute to the world? You’re just a little leech that’s going to contribute nothing aside from an extra carbon footprint. Sigh… I was hoping things … [Read more…]
When I was younger I used to think that the key to learning was simply putting in more hours than anyone else. I thought I could become the best soccer player simply by dribbling the ball around the cones for more hours than anyone else. I’d usually train for less than an hour per day, … [Read more…]
Knowledge is cumulative. It’s very difficult to learn something if you have no reference experiences it can build itself upon. This is why you’re taught to dribble a basketball normally before incorporating behind-the-back dribbling and ankle breaking cross overs. It’s also why you were taught to read short sentences as a child before having to … [Read more…]
There’s an inconceivable amount of ways you could spend your time. You could learn a foreign language, play volleyball at the beach, watch a horror movie, have a picnic with friends, or go to a dinosaur exhibit at a museum. Yet, we only have 24 hours in a day, so it’s impossible to do everything. … [Read more…]
One of the most immediately applicable tips anyone could give you on increasing your level of productivity is to spend less time in the gray zone. When you’re working work, and when you’re revitalizing revitalize. Don’t allow yourself to get caught in a weird hybrid of semi-productive activities because you lack the energy to complete … [Read more…]
I’d been feeling a little guilty lately. For the most part I had stuck with my plan of writing, and posting on the blog everyday. On one level I felt good because I was reestablishing momentum with writing, and producing more content again. On another level I felt guilty, however, because my buddy Huan was … [Read more…]
Many people say that if you cheat you’re only cheating yourself. I disagree. While there’s an element of truth to this it’s also an overstatement. Before we talk about when this rule doesn’t apply, however, let’s discuss a few situations in which it does. Your health and athletic endeavors. Giving anything less than your best … [Read more…]
A common trait among new entrepreneurs is opportunity hopping. They jump from one business idea to another each week, and when none of their businesses amount to anything they feel discouraged. Unfortunately, throwing everything against the wall doesn’t guarantee anything will stick. People partition their focus among a dozen ideas because they’re afraid of failure, … [Read more…]
After writing two blog posts per week for the better part of the last six months I decided to get serious and begin writing everyday. After writing ten days out of eleven I fell out of my daily writing habit, and went 72 hours without writing. In the past that’s about how long I’d normally … [Read more…]
A lot of people in the personal development industry are extremely uptight. They’re stressed on how they’re going to meet deadlines. They obsess over the optimization of every last minutiae, and on one level that’s cool. You should be striving to become the very best you can be. However, you’ve also got to realize that … [Read more…]