Articles

2020

• December 23 — 6 Life Lessons From the Best Commencement Speech of All Time
• December 10 — Legendary Psychologist Carl Jung on Human Nature (Rare 1959 Interview)
• November 20 — Jeff Bezos on Why You Should Trust Your Gut, Not Data
• July 25 — 7 Lessons From History’s Greatest Leaders in Times of Crisis
• July 21 — Don’t Beat Yourself Up For Not Being Productive Enough
• June 15 — You’re Worth A Lot More Than You Think.
• June 1 — The Four-Minute Mile: Why Some People Achieve the Impossible and Others Don’t.
• May 18 — Operant Conditioning: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior (And How to Change Them).
• March 2 — Are Creative Geniuses Born Or Made? (Part 2)
• February 24 — Are Creative Geniuses Born or Made? (Part 1)
• February 10 — The 5 Hidden Causes Of Stress and Anxiety
• February 3 — Entropy: Why Life Seems So Hard and Complicated.
• January 27 — The Winner’s Curse: Why Success Is More Dangerous Than Failure.
• January 20 — One Size Fits None: Why Striving to Be Above Average Limits Your Potential.
• January 6 — My 2019 Annual Review

2019

• December 16 — Einstein’s Letter to His Son Reveals the Secret to Learning Anything.
• December 9 — 9 Life Lessons from Seneca on How to Manage Your Time Effectively.
• December 2 — The 3 Early Warning Signs of Burnout Before It Destroys Your Career and Relationships.
• November 25 — The 10 Best Books of All Time Chosen By 125 Famous Authors
• November 18 — The Power of Constraints: How Dr. Seuss Used Only 50 Words to Write His Best-Selling Book of All Time.
• September 30 — The Subtle Art of Delay: Why Waiting Is the Difference Between Success and Failure.
• September 2 — You’re Not Lazy. You’re Afraid.
• August 26 — The Real Reason Why You’re Always Tired and Low On Energy, Even Though You Get Enough Sleep Every Night.
• August 12 — The Power of Upper Limits: How to Set Goals That Actually Work, Even In the Face of Uncertainty and Chaos.
• July 15 — My 2019 Integrity Report
• July 1 — The Envy Trap: Why We Compare Ourselves to Others and How to Stop It.
• June 24 — 5 Things to Do When You Get Bored Working Towards Your Goals, Backed by Science.
• June 17 — The 15-Minute Morning Routine Anthony Trollope Used to Write 1 Book Each Year For 39 Years.
• June 10 — 8 Easy Ways to Retain More of Every Book You Read (Without Taking Notes)
• June 3 — 5 Science-Backed Ways to Say No Without Feeling Guilty and Hurting Someone’s Feelings.
• April 14 — The OODA Loop: How the Greatest Military Strategists Make Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty.
• April 7 — Knowledge Isn’t Power. Here’s What Is.
• March 31 — The Death of Expertise: Why a Few Generalists Will Rule the Future of Work.
• March 24 — The Power of Criticism: Why Surrounding Yourself With People Who Disagree With You Is the Key to Long-Term Success.
• March 17 — This Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist Reveals the Cognitive Biases that Lead to Bad Decisions.
• March 10 — The Ego Effect: The Science Behind Why We Keep Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over Again.
• March 8 — February 2019 Book Recommendations
• March 4 — 6 Lessons From the World’s Happiest People
• February 28 — The Most Important Question to Help You Find Your Life Purpose.
• February 21 — The Biggest Regret of the Dying
• February 18 — Pablo Picasso on the Myth of Overnight Success
• February 14 — The Science of How Music Affects Your Productivity
• February 11 — 5 Lessons on Mental Toughness from “Marathon Monks” Who Run 1,000 Marathons
• February 7 — Walt Disney on How to Stay Motivated and Bounce Back From Failure In Life
• February 4 — January 2019 Book Recommendations
• January 28 — Why Embracing Imperfection Will Help You Achieve Your Goals Faster
• January 25 — The Environment Effect: Why So Few People Succeed and Others Don’t
• January 21 — 10 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule That Will Double Your Productivity.
• January 17 — J.K. Rowling on How to Deal With Failure in Life and Work
• January 14 — This 45-Year-Old Study on Heroin-Addicted Vietnam War Veterans Reveals Why It’s So Hard to Break Addictions.
• January 10 — The 7 Common Mistakes that Cause New Habits to Fail (And How to Avoid Them).
• January 7 — My 2018 Annual Review
• January 4 — The 5 Best Articles of 2018

2018

• December 24 — Warren Buffett and Ted Williams on How to Make Better Decisions in Life and Work
• December 17 — Victor Hugo’s “House Arrest Strategy”: How to Beat Procrastination and Finish Anything You Start
• December 10 — The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Intermittent Fasting
• December 3 — Einstein on the Only Productivity Tip You’ll Ever Need to Know.
• November 26 — The Physics of Failure: Why We Fail In Life and Work (and What to Do About It)
• November 19 — The Iron Mike Rule: The One Thing Successful People Do Differently
• November 12 — Buridan’s Ass: Why More Is Less (and What to Do About It)
• November 5 — Zanshin: How to Master the Art of Focus and Concentration From a Legendary Japanese Archer
• October 29 — The Art of Misery: Why We Are Never Truly Satisfied
• October 22 — Einstein, Aristotle and Ockham on How Real Geniuses Solve Difficult Problems.
• October 15 — The Comfort Trap: Why the Pursuit of an Easier Life Creates a Harder One (And What to Do Instead).
• October 8 — The 6 Rules of Email: How to Eliminate Email Anxiety and Take Control of Your Inbox Today (Backed by Science)
• October 3 — Free Guide: The Art of Stress-Free Progress (1st Edition)
• September 24 — 5 Scientific Tricks to Fall Asleep Fast When You Can’t Sleep, According to a Sleep Expert.
• September 17 — Warren Buffett’s “3-step” 5/25 Strategy: How to Focus and Prioritize Your Time Like a Billionaire.
• September 11 — The Top 5 Things That Will Significantly Improve Your Productivity Today.
• September 3 — 9 Ways Multitasking is Killing Your Brain and Productivity, According to Neuroscientists.
• August 27 — The Chamberlain Effect: Why We Make Bad Decisions, Even When We Know Better.
• August 20 — 5 Things to Do When You Have Too Many Ideas and Never Finish Anything.
• August 13 — The Physics of Stress-Free Productivity: Newton’s First Law on Getting Things Done the Easy Way.
• August 7 — The Upside of Quitting: Why Quitters Always Win and Losers Never Quit
• July 31 — 13 Painful Life Lessons I’ve Learned as a Full-Time Writer.
• May 29 — The Eisenhower matrix: How to Decide on What’s Important and Urgent (Without a To-Do List).
• May 21 — The Ivy Lee Method: A 100-year old, 15-Minute Routine for Stress-Free Productivity
• May 14 — Elon Musk’s “Time Blocking” Method: How to Manage Time Effectively Even If Your Schedule Is Hectic.
• May 8 — How to Practice Gratitude Without Saying One Word.
• April 30 — The Four Burners Theory: Why Work-Life Balance is Overrated for Happiness and Success.
• April 23 — The Science Behind the Perfect Nap to Boost Your Productivity and Creativity.
• April 9 — How to Overcome Procrastination and Boost Your Willpower Using “Temptation Bundling”
• March 26 — The 40% rule: A Navy Seal’s Secret to Overcoming Mental Barriers and Achieving Success
• March 19 — The Battle with Akrasia: Why We don’t Follow Through on Our Plans and How to Overcome This Problem.
• March 12 — Fixed Mindset versus Growth Mindset: How Your Beliefs can Prevent Your Success.
• March 6 — Retrograde Analysis: How to Solve Problems by Working Backwards.
• February 26 — The Blue Zones Diet Secrets from People Who Live Up to 100.
• February 20 — How to Use Stress for Better Health and Productivity, Backed by Stanford Psychologist.
• February 12 — The Costanza “Opposite” Strategy to Win Friends and Influence People.
• February 5 — Inversion: The Billionaire Thinking Skill You Were Never Taught in School.
• January 29 — Plato’s Allegory of the Cave: Life Lessons on How to Think for Yourself.
• January 22 — How to Achieve Your Goals the Easy Way (Using the Kaizen Approach).

2017

• December 11 — How to Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions Even If You’re Under Pressure
• December 4 — Emotional Intelligence: The Difference Between Good and Great Leadership
• November 27 — Derek Derenalagi: The Soldier that Escaped the ‘Body Bag’ (Inspirational Stories Series)
• November 20 — The 6 year ‘Biggest Loser’ study: Why Is It So Hard to Maintain Weight Loss?
• November 13 — How Clutter causes Stress and Anxiety (and What You Can Do About It)
• November 9 — Productivity Secrets from Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg and Bruce Lee.
• November 6 — The Dick Fosbury Flop: How to Think Outside the Box and Innovate New Ideas.
• November 2 — 5 Differences Between Amateurs and Professionals
• October 30 — How to Undo The Damage of Sitting Down All Day With This 5 Minute Mobility Exercise.
• October 26 — 11 Lessons Learned from 4 years of Intermittent Fasting: The Good and Bad.
• October 23 — Marlon Brando on How to Stop Caring About What Other People Think
• October 19 — This “4-7-8” Breathing Hack Could Help You Fall Asleep in 60 Seconds or Less
• October 16 — This Stanford Study Reveals Why Some People Are More Likely To Succeed Than Others.
• October 12 — Why Smart People Make Stupid Decisions (And How to Avoid This)
• October 9 — The Champion Mindset: How to Develop Mental Toughness in the Face of Adversity
• October 5 — Timeless Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius: Habits, Lessons and Quotes to Motivate Yourself Every Day
• October 2 — Keystone Habits: The One Habit that Makes It Easier To Achieve Your Goals
• September 28 — The Only Thing You Should Give Up to Be Happy Again (The Story of a Fisherman and a Banker)
• September 25 — 3 Scientifically Proven Ways to (Permanently) Break Your Bad Habits.
• September 21 — Motivation isn’t Enough. Environment Literally Shapes Your Life.
• September 18 — The 8 Most Effective Ways to Get Back on Track After You Messed Up (And Finally Stay There).
• September 11 — The Workout Journal: 3 Simple Steps to Effectively Track Your Workouts Today
• September 4 — 3 Powerful Ways to Believe In Yourself (and Stop Putting Your Success On Hold)
• August 28 — The 10 Core Values of Our Community
• August 21 — Haters: The Most Satisfying Way to Deal with Criticism and People Who Judge You Unfairly
• August 14 — Elon Musk’s “3-Step” First Principles Thinking: How to Think and Solve Difficult Problems Like a Genius
• August 7 — The Daily Routine of 20 Famous Writers (and How You Can Use Them to Succeed)
• August 1 — How to (Finally) Stick to Your Goals Even If You Have No Motivation To Do Anything
• July 22 — The Hysplex Trigger: How Habits Work And How To Stick To New Ones.
• July 17 — The Truth About How Long It (Actually) Takes To Form A New Habit
• July 10 — Time Management Is A Waste Of Time. Focus On This Instead
• July 3 — How I (Finally) Overcame My Fear Of Public Speaking
• June 26 — How to Build a New Habit: A Brief 5 Step Beginners Guide To Change
• June 19 — Mozart On How to Unlock Your Inner Creative Genius
• June 11 — Olympic Champion Dorothy Hamill on How to Motivate Yourself to Get Out Of Bed in The Morning and Succeed
• June 9 — The Nirvana Fallacy: How To Overcome Perfectionism And (Finally) Take Action
• June 9 — The Psychology Behind Why We Procrastinate, Backed By Science And Leonardo Da Vinci