My calendar is the only thing I need after all — Apple Notes, Microsoft To-Do, and Asana didn’t work out for me. Yes, the template options, clever integrations, and collaboration features are neat, but these apps didn’t solve one major problem: they didn’t say when and how long a task should be done. Making these decisions take time and energy, which…

A step by step guide to foster understanding and turn theory into practice — You only retain 10% of what you read.

His method for being the world’s most successful human guinea pig — Tim Ferriss is widely referred to as the human guinea pig. He has proven over and over again that he can do what most people think is either extremely difficult or impossible. He wrote what became a New York Times bestseller for four consecutive years. In six months, he learned…

I set out to improve productivity, focus, and well-being and found these tactics used together made a big impact — For the first 26 years of my life, I never took my health and nutrition seriously. Whenever my body felt iffy, I would self-diagnose by reading Healthline articles because I thought the words ‘research says’ signals reliable information. …

Here’s a more holistic approach — The pandemic heightened the odds of mental illness. Most common are mild to chronic bouts of anxiety and depression (A&D). I went through such moments myself, at one point losing all my desire to get up and move. I’m sure it’s plagued all of us at some point. …

People think I have extraordinary willpower. They couldn’t be more wrong. — We live in an increasingly distracting world. Compared to our pre-historic ancestors, we make tens of thousands of decisions a day. Today, technology piles more decisions over us than our brains are built to carry. This exposes us to mental challenges such as cognitive overload, ego depletion, and switching costs…

Truths that were once confined to evening reflections became practical — A few weeks ago, I ended my daily study of David’s life in 1 and 2 Samuel, my second in the inductive Bible study method. The power of habit applies to one’s spiritual walk as much as it applies to any other area of life. Slowly, the Christian Sunday feeling…

It feels like a long, arduous climb. But not for nothing. — Since my dad passed away in August last year, my mom and I have been at the helm of our family business, which he had led for the past 10 years. He made every decision, from steering the company’s direction to approving small purchases. To this day, his founding principles…

We’ll keep doing it whether we make a dime or not — Some of us write without thinking about audience size and the money to be made. Writing can be a lucrative endeavor, but the path I have chosen as an author isn’t the one well-traveled. Here are three reasons I’d still do it whether or not I make money. 1 — I want to help. I can’t…