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Should You Target the Minimum?
Nearly any advice you get on improving anything implicitly fits into one of three types: minimum, average or maximum. Which you should aim at?
Should You Follow Less News?
Would your life be better if you read less news? Should you be reading more olds instead: books and ideas that will last for more than a moment?
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.