Social media is a huge time sink. 5 minutes here. 7 minutes there. It adds up, and before you know it, you’ve wasted hours every day. Here are my tips on how to avoid distractions and be more productive from the time management books and content I’ve consumed. First, increase the hassle that starts a… Continue reading How To Avoid Distractions and Stay Focused in the Digital Age
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The Problem With Personal Development Trends & Life Hacks
If you did every life hack that successful people and personal development influencers recommend, your day may look something like… Wake up at 5am and take off blue light blocking sunglasses. Turn off your artificial light alarm clock and open shades. Meditate. Journal. Do a yoga session. Take a cold shower. Eat avocados but with… Continue reading The Problem With Personal Development Trends & Life Hacks
How to Work Smarter, Not Just Harder, AND Have Free Time
The problem with working 13+ hours a day I have come across many individuals who work hard. Some work 10 to 15-hour days. Some have told me they went to the hospital thanks to overwork and regretted it. And many still aren’t rich. They fall everywhere in the spectrum: minimal wage entry level six figures… Continue reading How to Work Smarter, Not Just Harder, AND Have Free Time
The Ultimate “Advice To My Younger Self” Compilation
I have doubled down on any knowledge I could find online around “what I wish I knew when I was 20 (or 21 or younger).” Why am I such a fanatic about “advice to my younger self” content? Most people (99%) don’t care to take the time to learn from others’ mistakes. If you don’t… Continue reading The Ultimate “Advice To My Younger Self” Compilation
How To Master Anything – A Chat with Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, author of Peak (Podcast)
I highly recommend the book Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Success by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. This book is one of the most well-researched, evidence-backed books on what it takes to become a master of a craft that exists. It’s a must-read before any other books on the topic, including Mastery by… Continue reading How To Master Anything – A Chat with Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, author of Peak (Podcast)
5 Tips on Networking With Charisma at a Conference or Convention
If you’re into self-development in any way, there are a million conferences to go to. For entrepreneurs, there’s Start-Up Grind… and a hundred others. For people into improving their fashion, there’s StyleCon (now Menfluential). For Pokemon lovers, there’s Pokemon World Championships. For people non-tech start-up founders, there’s HustleCon… and more. There are comic, video game,… Continue reading 5 Tips on Networking With Charisma at a Conference or Convention
How To Take Successful People Out For Coffee
A lot of successful people have recommended taking people you admire out for coffee, especially when you’re starting, so you can learn from them or even get them as your mentor. In the book Getting There, I learned that the billionaire Michael Bloomberg used to eliminate reasons they could refuse. He would find successful people… Continue reading How To Take Successful People Out For Coffee
How To Network With Successful People Without Being Sleazy
I used to dislike networking. I thought it was sleazy. I thought networking meant being sleazy by trying to get a job or something from others by going to 50+ networking events or dealing with others with clear ulterior motives. In fact, I’d been to a few, and it sucks. If people didn’t see any… Continue reading How To Network With Successful People Without Being Sleazy
The Power of Writing Down Your Goals: 9 Tips to Goal Setting
So I was keeping up with the YouTube landscape and came across a video by The Gabbie Show. She’s a well known Viner who went on to Youtube and has obtained millions of subscribers. She posted this goal-setting video on how to become successful on social media, and it blew me away for one reason.… Continue reading The Power of Writing Down Your Goals: 9 Tips to Goal Setting
Best 7 Books on Cognitive Biases & Human Behavior
Understanding human psychology and biases can help you succeed in your career, business, or life. How? Well, we make a lot of illogical decisions. Have you ever experienced a situation where you know a human isn’t behaving logically? We do crazy, emotional things because of psychological biases, addictions, habits, and other things wired by our… Continue reading Best 7 Books on Cognitive Biases & Human Behavior