On a typical day, how many hours are you directly working on your biggest goal in life? Subtract sleeping, eating, errands and working at the 9-5. Subtract television, relaxing and talking on the phone. What number are you left with? Run a timelog and count up the minutes. In my experience, most people are horribly […]
Help Support Entrepreneurship: The Curry BizCamp
I don’t often get a chance to promote charitable causes on this website. However, I’ve recently become involved with fund-raising for The Curry BizCamp. The BizCamp is a program dedicated to training underprivileged kids the basic skills of entrepreneurship and starting a business. Although I don’t come from an underprivileged background, being introduced to entrepreneurship […]
Would You Still Work If They Didn’t Pay You?
If money wasn’t an issue, would you still do the work you are currently doing? If the answer is “no”, you should start looking for a new job. I think it’s interesting that people would consider it unacceptable to marry and spend your entire life with someone you didn’t love. Yet, in our culture, these […]
Weight, Traffic and Grades Aren’t That Important
“What is measured, improves,” is an old piece of business wisdom. If you keep track of something, whether it is grades, weight, income or efficiency it usually will get better. This is a good piece of advice, but I feel it’s only half the story. If you end up measuring the wrong things, they might […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.