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time

14 essays

1. Time Anxiety: What It Is, Why It's Hard, and What Helps

   Time anxiety is the persistent worry that you're not using time right. What it is, how it differs from FOMO, why it hits harder for neurodivergent people, and what actually helps.

2. Change Your Future to Rewrite the Past

   “People think that only the future can be changed, but in fact, the future is continually changing the past. The past can and does change.

3. Time Is Money?

   I came back into Seattle last night after two weeks traveling around the world. In the morning I went up to my local Starbucks, on 45th Street in

4. The End Is (Always) Near

   Have you heard the one about the end of time? Yep—it’s on the way. Every day, we lose another 1,440 minutes that will never return. Farewell, minutes!

5. “There’s plenty of time.” (But what if there’s not?)

   I’ve been working on a new, non-profit writing project that I’ll share tomorrow. Here’s a preview of the concept—for more on the project itself, see the note

6. What If You Had to Work Only One Hour a Day?

   I once caught bronchitis, and it lasted for more than a week. I spent much of the day sleeping or complaining. Of course, I still had to work sometime.

7. How Much Is Your Time Worth? This Free Tool Will Show You

   Link: How Much Is Your Time Worth? Deciding how you value your time can help you make decisions. But how do you really know what your time is worth?

8. You Can’t Live As If You Only Had Three Months to Live

   It’s a challenging thought: “How would you live if you learned you only had three months left?” Most of us would probably make some changes, or at least we’d

9. There’s Always Time to Write a Book

   Some inspiring insight from Laura Vanderkam: I have never believed that book writing needs to be all-consuming.

10. If You Find Yourself Dreading Appointments You Made Long Ago, Start Asking “Would I Do This Tomorrow?”

    You know the feeling you get when an appointment approaches on your calendar and you’re not looking forward to it? Maybe you’re even dreading it?

11. When You Need to Escape, Build Your Own Countdown Clock

    *My brand-new book, Born for This, is all about helping you find the work you were meant to do. This series explores some of these lessons.

12. How to Have More Time: 8 Practical Strategies

    Want more time without sacrificing sleep? Eight practical strategies to reclaim hours in your day—including a few that go against typical productivity advice.

13. 168 Hours Time Tracking: What I Learned Tracking Every 15 Minutes (+ Free Template)

    Tracking every 15 minutes of my week — what I learned, the patterns I didn't expect, and a free 168-hour spreadsheet template you can download to try it yourself.

14. A Visit From Your Future Self

    PART I INT. YOUR LIVING ROOM—LATE EVENING. After a long day, you’re winding down with your beverage of choice. Perhaps it’s bourbon, perhaps it’s herbal tea.