Willpower Is a Finite Resource
Willpower works like a muscle and only recharges during sleep. That's why the hardest tasks belong at the start of the day and routine work in the afternoon.
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Workaholism Comes in Different Forms and Has Different Causes
Why do people fall into workaholism? I break down three causes using my own life as the example — from an inherited work ethic to escaping reality.
Discipline Is the Highest Form of Self-Love
Discipline shows that you take yourself and your time seriously — that you're willing to give up what you want now for a much better result a year from now.
I Have to Say No a Lot
Early on it pays to grab every opportunity. But a moment comes when you have to turn down 90% of what comes in, just to keep your focus on the one thing that matters.
New Directions for Our Content
Finance, business and productivity are moving into separate accounts. Why we're running seven topics at once and how that prevents burning out as a creator.
We're Launching New Content Formats
For two years we shot hundreds of rough videos and won on volume. Now we have our own studio, editing and b-roll — a deliberate shift from quantity to quality.
Why Are So Many People Passive?
A small problem left alone becomes a medium one, then a large one. Why passivity is so expensive, and what you can do instead.
How to Spin Up the Flywheel of Change
One very small but concrete improvement every day. Why 5-10 minutes is enough to start the flywheel turning in any area of your life.
I Haven't Had a Drink in 17 Years
On 1 December 2006 I wrote a promise in my notebook: not a drop of alcohol, not a single cigarette. Seventeen years on, I've never regretted it.