Reaching a goal requires precision, a general effort won't do. Lessons in how to walk the right path, from those who have already reached the summit.
The 10 Most Useful Mental Models
Some ideas are so powerful, once you learn them you see them everywhere. Here are ten useful models for making sense of the world.
The All-Important Difference Between Effort and Effectiveness
Don't confuse a strategy that works with one that is merely effortful. Good strategies are rarely easy, but a bad plan done furiously is still a bad plan.
Cal Newport on The Narrow Path to Success, Fatherhood and Challenging Conventional Wisdom
Our podcast has now reached 100 episodes! To mark the occasion, I recorded a conversation with my good friend, Cal Newport, author of the bestsellers Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and So Good They Can’t Ignore You. · Some of my favorite parts: 5:45 – What are the biggest misconceptions about becoming an author or academic? […]
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.