...If everyone has the same number of hours in the day, why do some people seem to get so much more done than others? We’ve heard all the platitudes about everyone having the same 24 hours and time being a finite resource...
...This may seem like an obvious rubric for making a where-to-live decision, but in practice, people very often make their moving choices based on things that seem salient in their minds, but will, in fact, have a minimal impact on their overall satisfaction..
...Here are five stories from five different people that reveal the mindsets of the most successful among us...
...The simple questions in business are binary. Their answer is either yes or no. The trap is believing that all answers are binary. The answer to any question is actually a series of moves deployed in the proper sequence...
...After a swim, everything is better...
...This one-step technique simplifies the tedious traditional method...
...Don't click the link—the IRS won't ever text or email you...
...Inbox anxiety is no joke. And it always creeps up at the most inopportune moments...
...For thirty years, texting has been a powerful medium. It’s the thing that vibrates in our pocket. It promises something urgent, and a reply that’s demanded equally urgently...
...Time is slippery. Don't waste yours...
...Although EIPs may be plenty smart, they avoid self-reflection. Self-justifying and often self-righteous, they rarely question themselves. They focus on their immediate emotions and desires, seemingly oblivious to how they’re impacting others or even their own future...
...It’s almost impossible to remove a screw with your bare hands, but easy with a screwdriver...
...The secret to this easy chicken tenders recipe lies in the tangy lemon-and-garlic drizzle that picks up the savory flavors left in the pan from pan-searing...
...“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful"...
...Yes, you're going to be amazed at how gross it is...
...Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money...
...It’s a good time to take a fresh look at your complete financial picture if part of your debt will go away...
...The human mind suffers from three ailments as it comes into contact with history, what I call the triplet of opacity. They are: the illusion of understanding, or how everyone thinks he knows what is going on in a world that is more complicated (or random) than they realize; the retrospective distortion, or how we can assess matters only after the fact, as if they were in a rearview mirror (history seems clearer and more organized in history books than in empirical reality); and the overvaluation of factual information and the handicap of authoritative and learned people, particularly when they create categories—when they “Platonify.”...
...Persistent, gentle pressure almost always outperforms sudden, violent blows...
...This chicken and rice soup is the epitome of cozy vibes in a bowl, with dried tarragon stealing the show...
