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Before Beginning, Prepare Carefully

The Big Picture and the Small Details

Surprising New Research Reveals Gap Between Inaction, Lack of Results

If You Want Average Results, Follow the Rules of Average

When to Be Unremarkably Average

Beyond Perfect

If You're Not Getting Better, You're Getting Worse

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What Does Capitalism Mean to You?

The Man Who Worked 24 Hours a Day for a Year

"I Wish I'd Made That Change Later" -said no one

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An Instruction Manual for Yourself

How to Make a Personal Roadmap

The Busy Real Estate Agent

Did You Do Everything You Could?

The Importance of Controlling Your Time

“More” Is Not the Answer to Too Much

Slow-Motion Multitasking: The Crop Rotation Theory

What to Do About That Thing You’ve Been Putting Off

Failure Is Always an Option: Three Stories

Running for $240/Day

Life Is a Ponzi

DeFi Kingdoms: The Billion-Dollar Blockchain Economy Built on a Video Game

Scholarships Available for Time Anxiety Course

How the Quest for Productivity Fails Us

Free Video Series for New “Time Anxiety” Course

How to Get Better At Saying No

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The Great Resignation: If Your Job Sucks, Now Is the Time to Stop Doing It

Be Persistent and Impatient

Working Hard at Something That Doesn’t Matter

How to Write a Novel

What If All Your Work Disappeared At the End of the Day?

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The Great Mattress Wealth Redistribution Plan

168 Hours: What I’ve Learned Tracking Every 15 Minutes of my Week

Don’t Make Important Decisions Out of Desperation

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Next Stop, Annual Review

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Pandering Never Builds a Legacy

Making Money From More Than One Paycheck Can Help You Follow Your Dreams

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How Do You Know If Your Idea Is Worth Pursuing?

Risky Decisions

The Key to Productivity Isn't More Rest, it's Intentionality

Risky Decisions That Turned Out Well

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Is There a Hole in Your Bathtub?

If Your Vision Isn’t Being Understood, Never Hesitate to Change Your Tactics

If Your Vision Isn't Being Understood, Never Hesitate to Change Your Tactics

Should You Perform For the Audience or Just Entertain Yourself

8 Ways to Have More Time

Catch Pokémon For Fun and Money: Lessons in Paying Attention

Three Simple Actions to Increase Your Available Options

3 Keys to Building a Successful Writing Career

Just Because it’s Supposed to Work Doesn’t Mean it Will

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Winners Give Up All The Time

Improve the Right Kind of Skills (They Probably Aren’t What You Think)

When You Need to Escape, Build Your Own Countdown Clock

279 Days To Overnight Success

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Why I Like Giving the Same Talk 30 Times in a Row

Hope, Expectations, and Winning the Lottery

How to Win the Career Lottery

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Everything’s Great, But Could I Get That Breakfast I Ordered?

Build a Business Where You Can't Get Fired

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Make Two Blockbusters for Every Arthouse Film

2015 Annual Review: Lessons in Writing and Other Independent Work

Time Anxiety Is the Most Pressing Problem of Our Age ⌛️

The Best Time Management Strategy: Don’t Find the Time, Find the Why

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

Creative Ways to Succeed in the Knowledge Economy

You Don’t Have to Win at Everything

What is the Bravest Choice You Can Make Right Now?

Waking Up at Night with Big Ideas

The Magic Button of Good Design

Not Sure of Your Next Career Move? Take a Trip.

A Better Approach to “Never Check Email in the Morning”

How Much Money Do You Need to Live Abroad? 13 Questions to Ask Yourself

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

Prepare for Tomorrow by Doing One Thing Differently Today

Immerse Yourself in What You Want to Become

Stop Marketing to “Millennials” or Any Other Generation

How to Run a Business and Still Care for Your Family

Why I Became An Entrepreneur 20 Years Ago

Only Floss the Teeth You Want to Keep

Checking Your Bank Accounts Will Not Make More Money

How Valuable Were Your Last 40 Minutes?

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Learn to think like an entrepreneur, even if you have a job. Creating more than one source of income gives you more options.