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Articles
Recent Picks
I’ve written hundreds of articles (with no ads) to help to you manage your
time, attention, energy, and more. Here are a few of my favorite recent ones!
- The Resistance List
- 5 lessons I learned switching to a flip phone for a month
- What happens doesn’t matter all that much
- The productivity payoffs of a calm mind
Podcasts
Time & Attention Podcast
Becoming Better is a podcast dedicated to making you a better human being.
- Podcast: Tactics for meetings
- Podcast: The Value of Meetings
- Podcast: How We Time Block
- Podcast: The art of slow productivity
The Productivity Project
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 13 Languages
Hyperfocus
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
How to Calm Your Mind
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
Helpful Reading
Recent Articles
Must-Watch TED Talk: Why do we sleep?
If you live to 90, you'll spend 32 years of your life sleeping. So why not take a few minutes to understand it more?
10 unexpected productivity lessons from Jeff Bezos
In my opinion, Amazon is one of the most fascinating companies in the world. Here are 10 unexpected productivity lessons from its founder, Jeff Bezos.
The Great Productivity Paradox: 4 huge, hidden costs of becoming more productive
Trying to become more productive can actually make you less productive if you do it wrong.
Killer Networking Habit: Reach out to just one person, every day
A killer habit to work into your daily routine: reach out to just one person in your network, every day.
21 ways to reboot your productivity after a long weekend
48% of workers say that their productivity diminishes right after labour day weekend. Here are 21 effective ways to get your head back in the game!
Introducing a brand new stats page, now with a daily work log and wakeup times
I just updated the stats page with completely redesigned graphs. And I'm now logging the work I do each day, as well as posting my wakeup times!
9 quick productivity experiment updates
9 quick updates to my productivity experiments to completely alter my body composition, wake up at 5:30 every morning, and write 200,000 words.
How to use peer pressure to become more productive
Bad habits are contagious, and your behaviour is heavily influenced by the people you surround yourself with. Here's how you can use peer pressure to become more productive.
Guard yourself against lifestyle inflation with the 40/40/15/5 rule
Without a plan to combat lifestyle inflation, you won't save more as you earn more. Use a rule like the 40/40/15/5 rule to avoid that trap.
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Time & Attention
Life’s a project—why not become better at it? Explore the latest episodes of my podcast Time & Attention below.
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