The Minimum Viable Effort: A Smarter Way to Get What You Want
“Motivation often follows action, not the other way around.” — Charles Duhigg We’ve all been there. You want to get […]
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Category: Life lessons
Let Your Yes Be Yes: Ancient Biblical Wisdom for a More Productive Life
“Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one.” — Matthew […]
“Everything in Its Place”: Aristotle’s Ancient Advice for Modern Chaos
“One skill Aristotle thought was important in household management was keeping your stuff organized — having a place for everything […]
Pick the Practice, Not the App
We don’t choose a task manager. We choose a story about how we’ll show up. The software is decoration. The […]
Why Community Matters in the Next Act of Your Life
For much of life, success is measured in personal terms — what you achieve, what you accomplish, what you accumulate. […]
Why Your Second Act Deserves Attention Now
Every so often, someone reaches out to me after reading Embracing Retirement. What they tell me is both humbling and consistent: […]
Why the Stoics Say “Embrace Discomfort” — And Why It Still Matters Today
I’ll be honest with you: I like comfort. I like warm showers, good meals, and a familiar routine. Most of […]
The Day I Stopped Putting Things Off—And What Happened Next
Most of the time, the things that weigh us down aren’t the significant crises. It’s the drawer that never gets […]
The Simple Path to Daily Success: Four Essential Steps
We often overcomplicate success. We imagine it as some distant mountain we’ll climb “someday” when we have more time, resources, […]
Curiosity: The Secret Ingredient That Makes Life Extraordinary
Curiosity has been a thread running through my entire life. It’s not just something I dip into from time to […]
