How to Write Usefully
...Useful writing tells people something true and important that they didn't already know, and tells them as unequivocally as possible...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
...This is your mainstay recipe for perfect roasted Brussels sprouts [Ed. Note: add balsamic vinegar for an additional taste]...
To Achieve Your Goals, Lump and Slice
...Splitting up goals into smaller pieces allows more of our temporal selves to pitch in, but it also makes each contribution seem less essential and easier to skip. The problem is one of optimal granularity—ideally, each contribution would be crucial yet manageable. In short, to get the lumps we want, we must do some artful slicing...
The Elements of Style - Recommended Book
...Ending with a digression, or with an unimportant detail, is particularly to be avoided...
Two things can be true at once
...Put your oxygen mask on first...While seemingly selfish, Schuster writes, “we do not do well when we are not taking care of ourselves.”...
How to stop saying yes when you want to say no
...When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yeah!” — then say “no.”...
Your big idea
...it’s definitely worth pursuing, consistently and persistently for years and years...
Invisible Influence - Recommended Book
...But because people tend to follow those who came before them, small, random initial differences snowballed...
Bruce Lee’s advice on getting promoted
...And whether it’s karate kicks, coffee or career breaks one thing is for dang sure: there are no shortcuts...
Roasted Red Pepper Frittata
...A well-seasoned cast-iron pan is your friend here. If, despite your best efforts, the frittata sticks when you turn it out, just flip it back over so that any imperfections are hidden underneath...
The Life-Changing Magic of Text Expanders
...Text Expanders do exactly what their name implies – create shortcuts for your heavily-used phrases...
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense - Recommended Book
...When things can’t get any worse, they always do, and when they can’t get any better, they always do...
How to read self-help
...wise people are moderately successful in many domains, while knowledgeable people are very successful in a few...
11 Reasons Not to Become Famous
...My intention is simply to shine light upon some of the hazards that such a journey entails...
Remarkable Lessons From 2020
...It’ll be fascinating to see how history looks back at 2020 and what big lessons future generations take away from the past year...
Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe - Recommended Book
...An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table...
A simple 2 x 2 for choices
...It might be simple, but it’s not always easy. Success doesn’t always mean money, it just means that you got what you were hoping for. And while every project fits into one of the four quadrants, there’s no right answer for any given person or any given moment...
Blueberry-Chia Smoothie
...Also delicious with frozen strawberries or mangoes instead of the pineapple, and with orange juice or any other nut milk for the liquid...
If you don’t know you have it…
...It’s worth putting in regular effort to remind ourselves of what we’ve already got and how it has served us in the past...
The Disappearing Spoon - Recommended Book
...The periodic table is, finally, an anthropological marvel, a human artifact that reflects all of the wonderful and artful and ugly aspects of human beings and how we interact with the physical world—the history of our species written in a compact and elegant script...
