A gentleman's highest virtue is working with reality as it is
Plenty of people live in an invented world and run from their real problems. Every time I start working with what I actually have, I get stronger.
Personal Growth
3 days without a social media feed
I decided to try one day with no feed at all. The effect surprised me more than I expected: real mental clarity and a completely different level of motivation.
Focus on What Actually Matters
Household routine quietly eats the energy and attention you need for the big things. On the "clean house syndrome" and why chores are worth handing off.
Learn to Let Go of Goals in Time
When resources are scarce, chasing several directions at once means getting results in none of them. On finding the one domino that knocks the rest over.
August Results Across 7 Areas
Gladwell and Tarasov, delegation, a new camera operator in the studio and the first run of our SMM course. Book, films, skill, hypothesis, habit and the insight of the month.
In Life We Get What We Agree To
We don't get what we want — we get what we agree to. When we truly want to change a situation, we change it immediately.
What Is a Good Mood Worth?
Life is 10% events and 90% our reaction to them. One question keeps me from handing over my mood for free.
The Imprint in Our Head Leads to Suffering
You can have a great deal and still be deeply unhappy. The wider the gap between your reality and the life you pictured, the more it hurts.
How do addictions get into our lives?
An addiction doesn't show up in a single day. It walks into your life in three steps — and every one of them looks harmless.