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The Shame of Not Updating Your Website
How hard is it to fix simple things? Pretty hard, actually.
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What's In the Box? You Might Never Know
Sometimes you never solve the mystery.
Dec 3, 2025
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You Don't Need a Reason
To ride a bike across the country or anything else.
Oct 22, 2025
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INTRODUCING: A Year of Mental Health
Jan 1, 2024
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Notes from the Community, Volume I
Jan 12, 2024
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It Was Going So Well, Until It Wasn’t
Jan 3, 2024
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Unhelpful Life Advice
Jan 5, 2024
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From Rejection to Reflection: My Grad School ADHD Experience
Jan 8, 2024
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The Trauma of Adult Undiagnosed ADHD
Feb 26, 2024
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Everyone’s Connected, Everyone’s Lonely
The paradox of progress.
Oct 15, 2025
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Costs and Benefits of Following Your Changing Interests
For some of us, meaning and purpose come from moving on.
Oct 1, 2025
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It's Better to Win the Bronze Medal
A lesson on Olympic medals and more.
Sep 23, 2025
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Where Do Your Goals Come From?
And to whom do they belong?
Sep 16, 2025
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Pretending Is Exhausting
Your counterfeit self can really wear you out.
Sep 9, 2025
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It Takes Time to “Just Be Yourself”
Being yourself is worth the effort, but rarely simple.
Sep 2, 2025
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If You’re a Deep Thinker, You Might Not Be a Quick Thinker
When you remember what to say AFTER the conversation ends…
Aug 26, 2025
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“What’s the cost of saying yes?”
Stop asking 'How do I say no?' and start asking this instead.
Aug 19, 2025
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ACTIVITY: "Would I start this project today?"
A simple question that can free up hours of your time.
Jul 8, 2025
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The 5-Minute To-Do List
Keep an alternate to-do list that consists entirely of things that can be done in 5 minutes or less.
Mar 11, 2025
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ACTIVITY: The Life Soundtrack
Create a playlist of songs that represent different stages or significant moments in your life.
Oct 30, 2024
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ACTIVITY: The Ten-Year Regret Test
“How will you feel about this decision ten years from now?”
Oct 2, 2024
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ADHD
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"Some days I hyperfocus, and some days I burn out..."
Other people work at a steady pace - why can't I?
Mar 4, 2025
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Working Memory, or Why You Keep Forgetting Everything
Bonus: this post comes with solutions!
Sep 20, 2024
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8 Ways to Feel Better About Yourself
Learn to practice embodied cognition, structured procrastination, and more.
Aug 28, 2024
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Executive Functioning and the Limits of Hyperfocus
The second in a series on executive functions, under the umbrella of “Why is it hard to do small things?”
Jul 3, 2024
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Productivity
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The Shame of Not Updating Your Website
How hard is it to fix simple things? Pretty hard, actually.
Feb 17
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Chris Guillebeau
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Where Do Your Goals Come From?
And to whom do they belong?
Sep 16, 2025
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“What’s the cost of saying yes?”
Stop asking 'How do I say no?' and start asking this instead.
Aug 19, 2025
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The Stardew Valley Guide to Finishing Things
Video games can capture our attention for hours, but we struggle to complete simple tasks. Try this tactile index-card game to bridge the gap.
Jun 17, 2025
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Interviews
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"I'm re-learning how to show up as my full self": A Conversation with Dana Miranda
It's time for a new interview! Next up: Dana Miranda, creator of the Healthy Rich newsletter and author of You Don’t Need a Budget.
Nov 15, 2024
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"Playing it safe is about fear.": A Conversation with Chase Jarvis
It's time for a new interview! Next up: Chase Jarvis, founder of CreativeLive and author of the new book "Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to…
Oct 9, 2024
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"Take a moment every day to listen to a kid": A Conversation with Brad Montague
It's time for a new interview! Next up: Brad Montague, bestselling author, illustrator, speaker, and creator of the hit web series Kid President.
Sep 11, 2024
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"Your thoughts are not the problem": A Conversation with Joseph Nguyen
It's time for a new interview! Next up: Joseph Nguyen, international bestselling author of Don't Believe Everything You Think
Aug 30, 2024
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