How to Stop Procrastinating (Starting With a Monkey and a Monster)
Tim Urban, who writes the blog Wait But Why, once had a full year to write his college senior…
How to Prioritize Tasks (Starting With a Disputed Story Worth Knowing Anyway)
A story has circulated for years about Warren Buffett and his longtime personal pilot, Mike Flint. Buffett reportedly asked…
The Eisenhower Matrix Explained (The Real Story, Not the Simplified One)
On August 19, 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower stood in front of the Second Assembly of the World Council of…
Solo Self-Care Date: How to Actually Enjoy Your Own Company
A few years ago, a phrase started circulating online that sounded almost like a joke: masterdating. Not a typo,…
5-Minute Self-Care Habits That Actually Make a Difference
Most self-care content assumes you have an hour to spare, a bath to run, a candle to light, a…
Habits for a Better Life (The Real Story Behind the Idea)
On the last day of his sophomore year of high school, James Clear was standing near home plate when…
How to Journal When You Don’t Know What to Write
In the 1980s, Julia Cameron was a working screenwriter and filmmaker, recently sober, and completely unable to write. The…
Time Management for Moms (Starting With a Text About Blueberries)
Eve Rodsky was a Harvard trained organizational management expert with a career built on making systems run efficiently. Then,…
Habits of Successful People (What a 5-Year Study Actually Found)
Tom Corley was nine years old when his family went from multimillionaires to broke in a single night. That…
Habits to Level Up Your Life (The 1% Strategy That Actually Worked)
In 2003, British Cycling was a running joke in professional sports. Since 1908, British riders had won exactly one…
