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And its mostly done very poorly from generation to generation. This becomes obvious when you read ancient philosophers who practiced good habits that are not mainstream today. Habits that maybe 10% of the population actually knows and implements. Things like “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb…More

So surround yourself with positive triggers. No surface in your living space should be accidental. Look at the things around you right now. What feeling does each item you see trigger? If its negative, get rid of it. Replace it with more positive triggers. ^Day 261/90 55 wordsMore

It takes a long time to setup an institution that contains thousands of workers and affects millions of people. So, even if you start now with the most cutting edge practices, it will take years to get those practices working well. By the time this is done, the cutting edge will have moved on to…More

To sustainably wake up early, you must also go to sleep early. This sounds obvious but is never mentioned when you read stories of executives that wake up at 4am. To wake up at 4am these executives are going to sleep at 8pm. In many cases that works for them. But its an interesting tradeoff…More

I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time walking around a hospital in the past few weeks and was struck by the low quality of health of people that were released from the hospital. You have obese people who just barely recovered from surgery and are sent back out into the world knowing that they…More

1. They pollute the air. 2. They’re ugly and take up prime real estate. 3. They promote a sedentary lifestyle. The key in the future will be to create living spaces that promote the habits that make humans happy, healthy and successful. People will look back on our exhaust blackened cities the same way we…More

Its tempting to pick 5 habit to build at once. Resist that temptation. It will be much easier to follow through on one habit. Once you’ve got the hang of 1 habit, usually a few weeks in, pick another one. And so on. Before you know it you’ll have dozens of new habits. But start…More

A few years ago I realized that tasks and comitments were falling through the gaps. I would commit to doing something, often in email, and never get to it. The main problem was that it was increasingly difficult to keep track of the # of emails coming into my inbox. So, I created a system.…More

They’re constantly beeping, showing us shiny objects and telling us how many “important” notifications we’ve missed. Its the ultimate device to get your attention and monetize it in some way. They can be super helpful, if you use them correctly. Too many of us just go with the default settings. Use them mindlessly and we’re…More

Its much easier to chain habits end to end. So, you may have a first habit that triggers a second and a third and so on. This is great because it means that if you can build a good habit chain it will be easier to get more things done in a given amount of…More