A 2013 Buzzfeed study found that lists of 25, 15, 24, and 33 perform better than the common “Top 10” lists. Tailoring list length to time periods like 7, 12, 30, or 52 can inspire reader action. Lists that help plan days, weeks, or months provide more value to readers. Moving away from generic “Top 10s” and towards actionable lists of varying lengths can lead to increased engagement.
An Operating System for Humans
What if you could integrate new routines, habits and life improvements into your existence the same way programmers add functionality to computers through software? By thinking of yourself as a “human operating system,” you can develop a powerful framework for optimizing your day-to-day living.
The Stoic at the End of the World
Death comes for us all. In the entire history of the world, nobody has ever escaped it. What is born must also die. It is a fact.
The question is not a matter of if we die. The question is a matter of how we die.
How will you choose to die?
Your Three Most Important Resources
In the grand scheme of things, your three most important resources are health, money, and time. I’ve heard that there are three phases in life. In your youth, you have health and time, but little money. In your middle age, you have health and money, but little time. In your old age, you have money […]
Create an Idea File
When I was 13 years old, about 30 years ago, I noticed that I would come up with what I thought were great ideas, then promptly forget about them. That’s when I started carrying around a small pad of paper and pencil (this was before everyone had mobile devices). Whenever I had an interesting idea, […]
Plus-Minus Curation
Let’s say you have a folder with 100 of your favorite music videos. However, you think that’s too many, so you want to bring it down to your top 40 favorites. One way to whittle down your collection is with what I call “Plus-Minus Curation.” You can keep track of your files using a spreadsheet […]