Creating more moments of attention

July 9, 2024

You obviously only have a certain number of hours in your life - but what's slightly less obvious is that you have a limited number of moments of attention in your life. When you pay attention to one thing, there is an opportunity cost - you could be paying attention to something else, like one of your loved ones, a meaningful project, your source of income, or a hobby you love. When you get sucked into a dumb argument online or read an upsetting news story (that will never lead you to ta...

Reflecting on your life principles

December 31, 2022

When was the last time you reflected on your life principles? If you haven't reflected on them recently, why not schedule a time to do so? Principles act as shortcuts to help you make choices that you'll be satisfied with, and they serve as beacons to guide you toward a better version of yourself. They also serve as an encapsulation of important lessons you've learned throughout your life. We recently released an interactive module to help you determine your principles. It also makes it e...

Time(line) of your Life!

September 30, 2017

An exercise I've found to be useful is creating a timeline of my life (I've embedded the link to the template I use below). I organized the data using a spreadsheet, with one row for each month that I've been alive. I created columns to indicate when I reached major life milestones, experienced major losses, began important relationships, finished books that had a big impact on me, etc. I update it a few times per year and try to include the best and worst things that have ever happened to ...

Trying New Things – Why to do it and Many Things to Try!

September 4, 2017

On trying new things (plus a list of many possible new things to try):I think it's wise to try things that are substantially new to you nearly every time you have the chance, so long as: The new thing seems likely to be beneficial or enjoyable OR is different enough from things you've done in the past that you don't think you can accurately predict how you'll react to it Trying the new thing doesn't require a substantial investment of time or resources AND is extremely unlikely to cause y...

23 High-impact Ideas for Living Life Well

July 29, 2017

Here's my list of 23 high-impact ideas (for work, fun, health, etc.) that I've internalized over time: Health If you don't like exercise, instead of forcing or avoiding it, find ways to make it fun so that you actually want to do it (e.g., find a different type , such as a sport that engages you, or allow yourself to watch your favorite TV show or listen to your favorite podcast only while you're exercising, etc.).Sleep is invaluable to our health and worth improving! Through experimenta...

Your Best and Worst Influence – a two-minute social thought experiment

June 21, 2017

A simple 2-minute social thought experiment for you: Note: I highly recommend that you don't just read this list of steps, but instead, that you actually do them! Reading these steps will not give you any benefit, but doing them might! Step 1 - Think for a moment about the person who is the best influence on you, or the person in your life you don't see that much that you most admire the traits or actions of. Step 2 - Visualize something great this person did or said, or think of a ...