Someone (@philiplilly) asked me how I deal with jet lag. I fired off a quick answer (“adjust to the target time ASAP”), which I only later realized isn’t what I actually do. It’s what everyone else does. So here’s what I really do: I cut my sleep into two chunks, one corresponding to a normal…

One of the great sacrifices of subjecting kids to school is that it trains them to ask for permission for everything, from turning in work late, to changing to a different class, to more mundane things like going to the bathroom. It’s a tradeoff, of course: condition kids to seek permission for everything, and by…

I hadn’t seen Mystery in half a year or so. Lots to catch up on. “How have you been?” “Great, you?” “Great. You have to see my iPad.” And so, for the next two hours I was guided through every last feature of the iPad. For the two day history of the iPad being in…

I think the people who pre-ordered for Haiti have had enough time to read the book, so now it’s time to make it available to everyone. You can buy the book here at Amazon! In case you’re new to the site, I haven’t had a regular condo or house in 4 years or so, and…

One of the questions I tend to get is what I think the meaning of life is. I never have a good answer because I’ve never tried to answer the question. And I’ve never tried to answer the question because I don’t think that it matters. As children we’re conditioned to do what we’re supposed…

Do you like racing big wheels down the hills in the rain? I do. When I was in middle school, I was a picky eater. I didn’t eat meat and I didn’t eat any vegetables besides corn, potatoes, and artichokes. If it weren’t for my parents cleverly blending all sorts of vegetables into pasta sauce,…

Today I’m going to talk about two weaknesses I have and two excellent books which address them. One book was recommended by my friend Brian Sharp during an awesome presentation he did at the Game Developers Conference (video coming soon, Brian?). It’s called Difficult Conversations. The second is called the Time Paradox, which I got…

One of my projects I’m working on right now is a new productivity/accountability system. I have modeled it after my own method of getting things done and have been using it for forty five days as I built it. Roughly two weeks ago I invited some friends and members of my forum to use it.…

Last week, when I was talking about making instant habitual change, I gave the example of turning of the computer at 11pm to avoid staying up late and sleeping in. This has been a pretty awesome change for me, so I want to go into a bit more detail. The rule is simple. Computer is…