Peak Performance, Outliers, Productivity
You make things more complex than they need to be so that you can avoid doing the simple things that matter. Doing is better than theorizing If you’re someone who likes to think and research and plan and get deep into the complexities of things—that’s your comfort zone. And because it’s your comfort zone you […]
Many years ago, I met someone at a conference in Sydney who told me he’d spent the last 12 months reading books and taking courses to help prepare for starting his first business. He hadn’t taken any real actions or put any skin in the game. He was stuck in the cycle of “learning” but […]
One weird phenomenon in life is that we chase freedom and optionality, but then it burdens us. We have too much choice. We don’t commit to anything because, well, we don’t need to—at least not urgently. While in the abstract, this freedom, this lack of pressure and urgency should feel good (and maybe it does […]
There’s work that matters. Actions that move you forward, get you the results you’re after, and lead to lasting success. And then there’s work that really doesn’t matter. It’s productive procrastination. A distraction. Most of us spend most of our time on the work that doesn’t matter. We convince ourselves it’s important. But we know, […]
What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would […]
“I don’t know anyone who’s wise who doesn’t read a lot.” —Charlie Munger There’s reading, and then there’s reading well. This is a collection of advice on how to do the latter. Principles for not only reading morebooks, but better ones too. And growing in knowledge, understanding and wisdom by doing so. You don’t need […]
We want to be optimal. We want to put ourselves in a position where we are most likely to succeed But the problem is that many productivity, personal development and biohacking addicts are obsessed with optimization in a way that actually makes them less optimal. What do I mean? Well, let’s take a look at […]
It goes by legend that in 1914, Shackleton placed an advertisement in a London newspaper seeking men to join him on an expedition to Antarctica. The ad reputedly read: ‘Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.’ […]
A common piece of advice nowadays is to “invest in your education” Or, “Invest in yourself.” But many people invest money in what they think is good education (because they’re told it is), and come out worse off financially. In this article, I share a framework for how to invest in yourself. This framework will: Disclaimer: this framework is designed […]
Prefer video? Click here to watch on YouTube. A few years back I was thinking about where I wanted to live. Specifically, whether I wanted to move to the city, stay in the suburbs, or buy some land further out in the country. Now, when I say I was thinking about where to live—I wasn’t. […]