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36 Lessons I Wish I Could Teach My 20-Year-Old Self, Looking Back on the Past 36 Years

July 8, 2023

Today I turn 36. If I had a time machine, I’d travel back to share these 36 lessons about life, happiness, and work with my 20-year-old self.

August 16, 2021

From the 700+ books I’ve read in the past 10 years, here are my 30 nonfiction favorites. How many of these have you read?

August 12, 2021

The curse of knowledge is the bane of every teacher, sales rep, subject matter expert, public speaker, & writer. Here are 5 ways to beat it.

July 26, 2021

Six years ago, after repeating many mistakes, I decided to write “rules for living” as an operating manual for my life. What are your rules?

April 29, 2021

Hate answering the same questions over and over? Me too. Here are five ways you can avoid small talk at parties, conferences, and dinners.

January 24, 2021

How to pick great books to read, read more books than you thought possible, save money on books, and remember what you read.

November 2, 2020

Will Arnett and Viktor Frankl both explain that you can CHOOSE whether today will be a good day or a bad day. You can choose your own weather.

September 24, 2020

For decades, society has implicitly taught that extroversion is good and introversion is bad. This extroversion bias shows up in subtle ways.

September 17, 2020

What is fear telling you to avoid right now? Use that fear as a compass. It can guide you toward where you can learn most.

May 24, 2020

Determine the rules that will govern your behavior in specific situations. Find a way to pre-decide what you should do.