When the day began, I thought I had a pretty good sense of the upper limits of human dexterity and focus, two skills essential for my obsession at the time: extreme Jenga. But by the day’s end, those limits would be far surpassed and my general sense of human potential would be greatly expanded. That evening, hanging out with three friends who had little to no Jenga experience, I set… Read More »Your Incredible Human Potential
Have you ever regretted doing the dishes? Have you ever regretted working out? Have you ever regretted going for a walk in the park on a sunny day? Have you ever regretted getting a good night’s sleep? Have you ever regretted saying ‘thank you’? Have you ever regretted doing anything that you were supposed to do? Have you ever regretted doing anything that was genuinely good for you? Remember your… Read More »You Won’t Regret It
What does creativity have to do with becoming better? How can it help with productivity, behavioral change, or happiness? And isn’t creativity just a luxury for those who have both the talent and the time to make art? One of the assumptions underlying these doubts is that “creativity” only refers to art, music, dance, poetry, and writing stories. As we’ll see, this narrow view of creativity is both wrong and harmful to… Read More »Creativity
Many clients first come to me because they want to improve their productivity. Often this is because they want to advance their career by becoming more effective and more efficient at work. Or they want to become better at doing the work or self-improvement: They want to find more motivation to take care of themselves and do the things they know they should do. But perhaps productivity doesn’t interest you.… Read More »Productivity