39 Observations of a Life That Hasn’t Gone According to Plan | Medium

Every year for the last 5 years, I’ve written a post with life lessons from each year of my life (i.e. 38 life lessons from 38 years on the planet). This would imply that I possess some sort of wisdom. But all I really have is the...

The Ultimate Guide To Achieving Peak Performance In Life | Medium

I wanted to get better at poker. I showed up at the local underground club and within ten minutes I was out $1000 and I went home. My wife said, “Did they scam you?” My sister said, “Was it mafia?” No. I sucked. I went back the next day.

How Working Less Could Solve All Our Problems. Really. | TED Ideas

Shorter workweeks could help reduce accidents, combat climate change, make the genders more equal, and more, contends historian and author Rutger Bregman. Had you asked the greatest economist of the 20th century...

If You Are Struggling to do Creative Work, You Are Probably Choosing The Wrong Time of Day to Focus | Medium

Believe it or not, there are certain times of the day when your body is better at performing certain tasks than others. And once you discover your peak times, you can do a lot more creative work and…

Unsubscribe Author Jocelyn K. Glei's Three Tips to Make Email Less of a Time-Suck | TheNextWeb

With all of this time spent on email and its detrimental effects on our productivity, Jocelyn created Unsubscribe to help solve the problem in the form of a modern guide. Jocelyn describes her book as a “guide to taming...

Do vs. Done Lists: Jot Down Your Small Wins to Amplify Success | Evernote Blog

It’s interesting to note that according to research, having a sense of making progress with work that matters to us is the most influential factor in maximizing long-term creative output, positive emotions, and motivation.

[Sponsored post] Want to Be a Thought Leader? 5 Ways to Get Your Voice Out There | FreshBooks Blog

Thought leaders are like a wakeup call from the future; they change the way we think and do things, shoving tradition aside. Take, for example, entrepreneur and marketer Seth Godin, who writes about marketing in the digital age...

I'm Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit, and This Is How I Work | Lifehacker

Brad Smith knows karate. Not “business karate” or any overwrought metaphor about teamwork; he literally teaches karate. Or at least he used to before he became chairman and CEO of Intuit.

This Is The Most Insane Way To Be Smarter, Confident, and Resilient | Barking Up The Wrong Tree

That critical voice in your head. Always telling you how you’re screwing up. Always putting the worst-case-scenario front and center. We all have it. (I call it “Lefty.”). You’re hearing a lot these days about how to turn down...

12 Non-Financial Books That Will Help You Cultivate a Mindset of Financial Independence | The Simple Dollar

Over the years, I’ve written about many personal finance books that have been incredibly valuable to me and to many others in terms of helping them figure out their finances and build a path to a strong retirement...