About a year ago, I was on vacation in Hawaii with my family. While walking to the beach, I passed a lifeguard who was organizing some gear outside of the lifeguard shack. He was shirtless and in extremely good shape. Moments later, I was settling into my spot on the beach and removing my own shirt to reveal a body that was, to put it nicely, rather unremarkable compared that… Read More »1000 Little Choices
“I have … come to believe that the true definition of ‘procrastination’ is ‘assuming I will be less stupid and lazy tomorrow than I am today.’” –Tim Grahl1 Or, to put it less crassly, procrastination is assuming something will be easier tomorrow than it is today – a belief which is, of course, wrong. There’s usually no reason to think that the work you don’t want to do today will be… Read More »The True Definition of Procrastination
When people find out that I write a self-improvement blog, they sometimes ask, incredulously, “So, you’ve got it all figured out, do ya?” Well, no actually. I don’t have it all figured out, and I never will. There will always be new things to learn, and my understanding of the things I already know can always be made deeper. And that is why I practice relentless learning. The acquisition of… Read More »Relentless Learning
If your world is anything like mine, you might still be facing a steady temptation: cookies and candies and chocolates leftover from the holidays. And you’re probably aware that the fleeting pleasure of eating sweets comes with unfortunate and longer-lasting effects, both physical and cognitive. But there they are, begging to be eaten. Because sugar is addictive,1 indulging over the holidays has probably made you crave sweets even more than… Read More »A Simple Trick to Resist Sweets