If you want to get in shape, don’t buy running shoes. Instead, go out and run. There is genuine work and all the activities that feel, smell and taste like work but accomplish nothing. Worse than accomplishing nothing, these feel-good tasks reduce your motivation to do something useful. Contrary to a lot of self-help wisdom, […]
I’m Back From Europe
I’ve spent the last month traveling through Europe, specifically England, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Belgium. Articles continued to appear, twice per week, because I published them before I left. However, this is actually my first time sitting down to write in over a month. I won’t go into too much detail of my trip. I […]
What MMORPGs Can Teach You About Physical Fitness
As a kid, I used to play online roleplaying games occasionally. One element of the game I always found addictive was the ability to level-up your character. Generally you would start with a character without any skills, and you would eventually have to train your character to become stronger. As an adult, I realized that […]
Why I’m Not Trying to Build Passive Income
I’ve written a few articles mentioning my desire to be able to earn a full-time income from this website. From that, people have written to me claiming that I want to build a completely passive income stream and get rich without doing any work. That hasn’t been my strategy at all, with this business. Sure, […]
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.