How to Configure Your Iphone to Work for You
“Practically every iPhone setup decision has tradeoffs. I will give you optimal defaults and then trust you to make an adult decision about whether that default...
Author: EBenedict
The Scientific Benefits of Boredom
“The paradox of boredom is that it makes you feel tired, sluggish, and just disinterested. But it may actually spur you to action. It may get you to make change...
Prioritization Is More Important Than Hard Work
“Successful people focus on only a few priorities — they go all in working on those. So if you’re a salesperson, for example, you shouldn’t just cold call every...
How To Pare Down Your Life
“It’s understandable that we overfill our lives — we are usually acting on desires, and not giving full contemplation to what we want in our lives and what we d...
Why Silent Meetings Are Effective
“Picture this: a room full of senior Square leads, gathered for an important review meeting. Everyone is looking at their computer, in complete silence, interru...
The Art of Making Difficult Things Look Simple
“There’s a very thin line between talent and skill. It’s difficult — if not impossible — to distinguish the two.”
How to Upgrade Your Inner Circle
“The people with whom we surround ourselves greatly affect how we view our reality: what we believe is possible for ourselves, and what we give ourselves permis...
It’s Never Too Late to Hit Your Career Peak
“A study published in Nature found that about 90 percent of people will experience a ‘hot streak’ in their career, which is that span of a few years when a pers...
How to Become a Time Realist
“Time realists look at a task and break down the math of it. They’re conscious of how long things take, and they factor that in to their plans for the day. Time...
13 Simple Money Management Tips to Try Today
“There’s no getting around car insurance, unfortunately. But one way you could save money is by shopping around and comparing rates at least once a year. Fortun...