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1,000 days of logging my life
How I finally maintained a lightweight daily journal—and why you should too
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The tyranny of reviews
The other night, I started a new TV show (huge deal, I know). I really liked the pilot—so much so, I found myself thinking about it multiple times the…
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Advice and indignation
I saw something recently about how there are two paths to gaining an online following: indignation and advice. With indignation you simply take a…
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Quantity over quality
On being prolific
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The upside of over-engineering
When I was a kid I used to love the board game Mousetrap. For those unfamiliar with it, the game involves moving a plastic mouse around a board while…
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Nuke your lists
Declaring productivity bankruptcy
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You don't need permission
First the good news. . .
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How belief bends reality
When I was the GM for a popsicle company, it was my job to get our pop slingers out the door on Saturday mornings. We worked a lot of farmers markets…
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Get comfortable with discomfort
Courtney Dauwalter won the 2017 Run Rabbit Run, a 100-mile ultramarathon, despite going temporarily blind during the final 12 miles. A few months later…
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