How to make things better from one moment to the next. — There are simple, easy things that make your life better, that might even seem painfully obvious. Yet most people don’t do them. Swap in these habits and it will make your life more efficient and free of tension. You’ll better connect with people. And you won’t be late. The peril of infinite distractedness The tall…

How to avoid the traps of inauthentic writing. — I can typically spot AI articles — and many other writers can too. Which is why I don’t recommend you use them. The more you do, the more you’ll risk being spotted. You risk losing credibility with readers. You dive right into a list With big open questions with no simple answer, such as, “How can…

A creative approach to advertising. — “Jane Matthews wants to roll a joint with your tax dollars.” “Mike Smith snatches ice cream from disabled toddlers in his free time. Imagine what he’ll snatch if he becomes your mayor.” Every four years, an ominous shadow stretches across Florida. People scream and grab their belongings. They run for…

How Project Blueprint might be innovating anti-aging medicine — or not. — Bryan Johnson is 45. His sparsely decorated room is completely dark. An expensive air filter hums while a white noise machine plays through the night. They seem to help: he routinely scores in the 99th percentile in sleep…

Changing societal standards are running up against actual parenting demands. — It all started with good intentions. A mother, who goes by Peavey Megan on TikTok, sent her 3-year-old son to school with a small bag of snacks. Later, she picked him up from preschool (which she was paying for). As she prepared her son’s lunchbox for the next day, she…

Narcissism isn’t nearly as common as people make it out to be. — We need to press the timeout — because it’s gotten out of hand. I’ve been blogging online for seven years, and few topics have enjoyed more popularity than that of the malevolent narcissist. The articles cascade across various blogging sites, generating huge buzz and, for some authors, great fortunes. Many…

A few insights into boosting your cognitive abilities. — My faulty memory was starting to tick me off. I was forgetting promises, commitments, and names. It felt like I’d taken up a part-time job resetting all my passwords. More importantly, my memory was hurting my relationships and performance at work. I’d resolved to do something about it. So I…

Blogging is a fruitful career but comes with its own risks to your livelihood. — Six years ago, I was interviewing for a finance job at a large marketing firm here in Tampa, Florida. It was one of those rapid-fire interviews where you spend 20 minutes with three different people. I was talking to my prospective hiring manager, aka “prospective boss”. He was a slightly…

How do you change when it’s so hard to tell if your efforts are even working? — Steven started smoking at 13. I met him when he was 21 and the dude was a chimney, easily plowing through nearly two packs a day. He was in so deep that I just assumed he’d never quit. I visited him years later and noticed he’d stopped. He’d never made…