My progress in the first month (focused work) of the Life of Focus course curriculum. Some progress and surprising changes!
The 7 Essential Rituals for Focused Work
Focused work is essential. But getting started is often tough. Here are seven (quick) steps to maximize your concentration.
What are the Limits of Building Better Habits?
Can you achieve anything just by building better habits? After decades of experiments, I share what can and can't be done.
The Competence Trap (and Why it Keeps You From Trying New Things)
A reader asked me recently whether I thought there was a limit to how much math you could learn, based on your intelligence. As in, if your IQ was too low you’d get stuck at algebra or calculus and be unable to learn any more math. This seems highly unlikely. The way deep subjects like […]
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