Most of self-improvement boils down to behavior change. You want to exercise more, eat better, earn more money, learn a new language, stop worrying so much. All of it is a form of changing your behavior. Looking around, there seems to be broadly three ways of changing behavior: Bottom-up Top-down Inside-out I notice that people […]
Lesson #1: An Unusual Approach to Improve Your Ability to Focus
Note: This is the first lesson in a multi-part series for learning faster. The other lessons will only be sent out to newsletter subscribers, so if you’d like to get the other lessons as they appear, be sure to subscribe here. There are a few core skills that, if you can improve them, can multiply […]
New Ultralearning Project: Can You Learn to Draw Realistic Portraits in One Month?
I’m always interested to see if there are creative ways to learn things faster. Recently, I tried my hand at learning a skill a bit outside my previous experiences with ultralearning projects: drawing faces. In this post, I’ll share why and how I did the project. I’ll show some unconventional methods I found worked well […]
I’m 28
Every year I share reflections on the past 12 months and my goals for the future.
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.