With more people home than ever before, it’s put a lot of people in the position to start looking at their downtime. While this blog is not a fan of the “work yourself to death” mentality, it is a believer in the idea that you should be maximizing your time as much as possible. TimeContinue reading “How to change your life – what to do with time off”
Category Archives: Productivity
How Theodore Roosevelt Read So Many Books
Few presidents, actually few people, read at the same rate as Theodore Roosevelt. It was said he not only could read a few books a day, but he actually could finish one before breakfast every morning. He is known for reading thousands of books throughout his lifetime, from a wide variety of genres and languages.Continue reading “How Theodore Roosevelt Read So Many Books”
How to Do A Life Audit So You Can Have A Great Year
Financial audits are rarely fun, but life audits certainly can be. What most people do when they think about what they want out of life is to beat themselves up for everything they haven’t done and all the things they haven’t accomplished. If you do that, this journey will not be fun and you’ll onlyContinue reading “How to Do A Life Audit So You Can Have A Great Year”
Add MORE to Your Plate to Combat Stress
In times of overwhelm, the common thought is to cut back. To remove things from your life. To start saying “no” to things. That’s not always the best way to deal with stress. The truth is, most of us are living far under our potential. We’re way under the level of stress, focus, and productivityContinue reading “Add MORE to Your Plate to Combat Stress”
How to Plan and Dominate 2019
This site is about the pleasure that comes from putting in hard work and focusing on leaving a legacy. This journey isn’t for most people. It’s one I find myself continually struggling with: the ease of comfort instead of the worthwhile journey of effort. 2018 is over. You can’t go back. Spend zero time feelingContinue reading “How to Plan and Dominate 2019”
How to Break Free From Technology and Cell Phone Addiction
If you’ve ever browsed /r/NoSurf or been on the internet for any length of time, you realize how common technology addiction is. The problem is that it’s so addicting as other types of addictions, but society doesn’t see it that way. We see “no smoking” signs everywhere, there are laws about alcohol across the world,Continue reading “How to Break Free From Technology and Cell Phone Addiction”
How to Focus When Everyone Seems to Be Farther Ahead
Ah, social media. It’s brought about some of the best in humanity but also brought about new challenges we have to deal with. Before, we only heard about all the things our friends are doing through catching up with them or by hearing it through other people. Now, you just flip on your phone andContinue reading “How to Focus When Everyone Seems to Be Farther Ahead”
100% is Easy, 99% is Hard as Hell
“100% is Easy, 99% is Hard” is a quote I came across recently that took me quite some time to absorb. The essential premise is that when you’re 100% committed, everything becomes easy. When you’re just 1% hesitant, that hesitancy can destroy your productivity. This has been a year of a lot of 99%. AndContinue reading “100% is Easy, 99% is Hard as Hell”
For A Successful 2017, Audit Yourself And Find A Purpose
There is a lot to be said for planning out a year. (If you still need to plan your year: this guide will help.) At a certain point, though, you can only add so many things into your life before you need to start subtracting to make room for all the new. One of theContinue reading “For A Successful 2017, Audit Yourself And Find A Purpose”
Black Friday, Consumerism, and Character
It has always amazed me how America goes from being grateful for everything we have (Thanksgiving) to immediately feeling like we need to spend money to fill some void in our souls for the next few weeks until Christmas. (Actually what I’ve really realized is that people barely spend any time actually being grateful andContinue reading “Black Friday, Consumerism, and Character”
The Strenuous Life Manifesto 