Articles

Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself and What I Learned In My First Year

Why I left a "dream job" to start my own company and what I learned (and earned) during my first year in business.

Life

The Balance of Being vs. Doing

Why "productivity advice" leaves me feeling unsatisfied and what do to about it.

Productivity

12 Months, 0 Drinks: What Not Drinking Taught Me

What I learned about energy, time, and decisions by living a year without alcohol.

Life

Complete Your Stress Cycle to Avoid Burnout

Learn the importance of completing your stress cycles so you can avoid burnout.

Psychology

Jul 21

Make More Money

Reflections on whether money is the only true metric of my success

Sep 29

2 Years in Business: Annual Review

A breakdown of our second year in business, including the lessons learned and the money earned

Sep 29

Deconstructing Happiness

A simple recipe for happiness from Dr. Gordon Livingston

Life

Apr 4

The Trap of Comparative Suffering

How self-compassion and empathy can combat comparative suffering while having long-term mental health benefits

Jul 4

We're Moving! Here's Why

Why we're moving and our plans for The Semi-Nomadic Experiment™️

Life

Jun 20

Annual Review 2021

Highlights & lowlights from last year, plus focus areas for this year.

Life

Productivity

Mar 3

Befriending Yourself

On the importance of being friends with yourself

Sep 29

Relationship Meetings

How this simple practice keeps our relationship happy & healthy

Life

Mar 3

Bird by Bird

How to accomplish anything by going one step at a time

Productivity

Mar 3

Pause > Reflect > Progress

A simple and timeless recipe for living an inspired life.

Life

Mar 3

Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself and What I Learned In My First Year

Why I left a "dream job" to start my own company and what I learned (and earned) during my first year in business.

Life

Jun 14

Beating Zoom Fatigue

Research-backed tips to prevent video calls from draining your energy.

Productivity

Psychology

Sep 29

The Rule of Thirds

How "The Rule of Thirds" can shift your perspective on personal growth.

Life

Sep 23

Pausing with Purpose

How taking smart breaks can prevent a disagreement from turning into a fight

Psychology

Jun 22

The Four Horsemen: Relationship Pitfalls to Avoid

How to avoid the "Four Horsemen" of Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling in any relationship in life.

Psychology

Life

Jun 22

Removing Obstacles

How clearing junk food out of your mental "pantry" can make you more focused and less distracted.

Productivity

Jun 22

The Balance of Being vs. Doing

Why "productivity advice" leaves me feeling unsatisfied and what do to about it.

Productivity

Mindfulness

Mar 3

Start Slowly

Why it's okay to be slow and take your time.

Life

Jun 22

Seeing Similarities: The Science and Practice of Empathy

How seeing similarities can help us build empathy

Sep 29

The Done List

The Done List is the To Do List’s sidekick

Jun 7

Implementation Intentions

Why implementation intentions make habits easier to master

Jun 7

Savor a Screen-Free Morning

How to reset your defaults for more peaceful, productive, and purposeful mornings

Sep 29

How To Get Back on Track (The One Minute Reset)

This practice helps me overcome distraction and procrastination. It's a sweet blend of mindfulness, breathing, and practical productivity that you can do anytime, anywhere.

Jun 7

How To Become a Better Listener

One question at the heart of better listening

Sep 29

Why You Need to Start "Going First"

This timeless advice from professional volleyball player Gabby Reece will profoundly change how you approach the world.

Life

Jun 22

Search Inside Yourself: How to Develop Emotionally Intelligent Leaders

An intro to the transformative leadership program born at Google and now taught at organizations across the globe.

Mindfulness

Jun 22

Why Multitasking Hurts More Than It Helps

The truth about multitasking and why single-tasking is a superpower in an increasingly distracted world.

Productivity

Jun 22

Taking a Break: Why Making Rest a Ritual is Important

The importance of taking real breaks to sustain your energy and productivity.

Productivity

Jun 22

Red Yellow Green | The Traffic Light That Can Transform Your Meetings

A powerful way to build trust, strengthen relationships, and foster psychological safety within your team.

Psychology

Jun 22

Breaking News: How to Rethink Your Information Consumption

The importance of an “information diet” when creating a healthy relationship with the non-stop news cycle.

Life

Mindfulness

Psychology

Jan 10

How To Ask For Help

Why I’ve found asking for help difficult and what I’ve learned about how important it is to do.

Life

Jun 22

12 Months, 0 Drinks: What Not Drinking Taught Me

What I learned about energy, time, and decisions by living a year without alcohol.

Life

Jun 22

Secret Society of Stillness

Reflections on a 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat.

Mindfulness

Strengths, Stories, and Showing Up: How to Interview Better Than Most

The strategies for acing an interview that I learned while at Google.

Productivity

Life

Be Curious and Let The Rest Follow

Why cultivating “intense curiosity” can help you beat decision paralysis and make learning anything more fun.

Life

Productivity

Your New February’s Resolutions, or, How to Keep Going

How to maintain consistency with a new habit even after you feel like you’ve failed.

Psychology

Life

Give Yourself the Gift of Quiet

How creating a practice of silence can lead to a more calm, focused, and intentional way of living and working.

Mindfulness

Life