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April 6, 2021
The Dubious Trait of Being a “Fast Learner”
“I’m a fast learner.”
— Every candidate I ever interviewed for a job
It’s a statement that is so ubiquitous in resumes and job interviews that it has almost entirely lost any meaning.
Everyone seems to be a self-proclaimed “fa...
March 13, 2021
Rest and Recovery are Part of the Work — We Need To Start Treating Them That Way
Imagine an elite athlete showing up to a key competition, completely exhausted from back-to-back performances in the previous days and pulling an all-nighter to work out in the gym the previous night in order to “prepare.”
T...
Using the Three Key Phases of Change to Strengthen Your Rest Ethic
Most of us are becoming increasingly aware of how critical rest and time off are for our mental health, our overall wellbeing, and even our professional performan...
February 28, 2021
How I Used Resonance Breathing and HRV Training To Combat Anxiety
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The Ultimate Self-Tracking Study on Sleep, Caffeine, Alcohol, and More
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January 15, 2021
30 Minutes of Journaling that Changed My Life
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
— Socrates
Frequent reflection and a strong self-awareness are common amongst many of the world’s top performers....
December 25, 2020
A Year in Books - 2020
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” — Jhumpa Lahiri
With actual travel being a bit of an issue in 2020, books have become even more of a medium to journey into distan...
December 17, 2020
Filling Your Free Time With Meaning Might Be the Key to Well-Being and Success
“That is the principal point: with what kind of activity is man to occupy his leisure?”
— Aristotle
Athens, Greece, around 330 BC. Aristotle is hard at work at the Lyceu...
December 9, 2020
The Most Overlooked Way to Increase Your Productivity: Take More Time Off
Close your eyes for a moment and think of the most productive days you had in the recent past.
What did they look like? Where were you? What did you do? And why did it make you feel productive?
Personally, I had three of my most productive days in a long time last month, and my guess is that they didnt look the way you just imagined yours.
Tuesday of that particular week was a public holiday here in Japan, and I took Monday and Wednesday off to...
December 7, 2020
The Subtle Art of Pacing, Active Recovery, and Sitting With Pain
In a recent (not yet published) interview for the School for Good Living podcast, Brilliant Miller asked me to complete the sentence Life is like with anything other than a box of chocolates.
My response: Life is like an ultra-marathon.
Im sure youve heard the adage that life is a marathon, not a sprint. A reminder to take things slow and steady.
And most people, including me, would...
