Reading Time: < 1 min I recently shared more thoughts on have routines instead of goals (“Just do it“), but in some cases processes can beat routines. For exercise and learning, I think routines can be great, but if your life is more varied it can be hard to stick to a routine. In those cases, processes can take over […]
Blogs are still among the highest-ranking pages
Reading Time: < 1 min While it’s been well-established that users don’t click on the “blog” page for most sites, having those posts can still be incredibly valuable. The purpose of most blogs (not this one) are to drive people to the website via Google search, and then lead them to the pages that matter (registration, purchase, etc). For those […]
Just do it
Reading Time: < 1 min As time goes on, I’m finding it easier and easier to “just do” things rather than considering whether they should be done today or tomorrow. This blog is a good example; I don’t even consider whether I’m going to publish each morning, I just do it. The same goes for studying Anki cards, working on […]
The Sunday Summary: New habits, bad recommendations, and billionaires who read a lot
Reading Time: 2 min In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, March 4: In the last five years, what new habit has improved your life the most?“When I’m old, how much would I be willing to pay to travel […]
Why do billionaires read so much?
Reading Time: 2 min I was recently listening to an episode of Founders where they were talking about the book “Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon“. One quote that they shared really stood out to me: “I know a bunch of middling entrepreneurs, who aren’t that successful, and they don’t read at all. And then yet […]
11: When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do?
Reading Time: 2 min We’ve reached the 11th and final question “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here), and it’s a good one! When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do? (If helpful: What questions do you ask yourself?) There are three great answers that I pulled […]
10: In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to?
Reading Time: 3 min Digging into “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here), he asks: In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to (distractions, invitations, etc.)? What new realizations and/or approaches helped? Any other tips? There were a ton of great answers in the book, and here are a […]
9: What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession?
Reading Time: 2 min On to the 9th questions from “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here). This one is: What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise? Steven Pressfield believes that going deep is not done often enough: Real work and real satisfaction come from the opposite of what […]
8: What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”?
Reading Time: 3 min Today we’re up to the 8th question in “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss (see all previous questions here). Today is: What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore? We’ll start with a great answer from Annie Duke: First, seek out […]
7: In the last five years, what new habit has improved your life the most?
Reading Time: 2 min Today’s question from “Tribe of Mentors” (see all questions here) by Tim Ferriss is a good one: In the last five years, what new belief, behavior, or habit has most improved your life? Here are a few of my favorites from the book. Mike Maples, Jr. shared: Understanding that even though great scientists never believe […]