The most important choice you can make in life is deciding which games you’re going to play. Life is full of games. There’s the getting-in-shape game, the climbing-the-corporate-ladder game, the saving-enough-for-retirement game and the get-married-and-have-kids game. Like all games, these all have objectives, rules and players. Sometimes the games are strictly well-defined, like the becoming-an-Olympic-athlete […]
Richard Feynman on Self-Doubt and Meeting Others’ Expectations
We all have moments of self-doubt. Times when we feel we can’t possibly live up to the high expectations other people put upon us. I think it’s comforting to know that you’re not alone. Richard Feynman, who would go on to win a Nobel Prize and be one of the greatest physicists of the 20th […]
I’m 30
I’m 30 and every year I share reflections on the past 12 months and my goals for the future.
On Keeping Your Word
Most people are pretty good at keeping promises to others. When I make an appointment with a busy person, even just for something as simple as a call, they almost never cancel on me. If they do have to, they almost always apologize and work to reschedule. This is true even if I don’t know […]
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.