Oct 10, 2019Member-onlyHow Being a Dad Taught Me Time ManagementThe story of how a productivity obsessed new dad took back his time by ignoring all the traditional advice — I spent a big chunk of my late twenties and early thirties trying to find the perfect time management recipe to lead me to the promised land of the ideal life (before that I was too busy being a slacker). I read books and articles with titles like: 17 Habits…Productivity10 min readProductivity10 min read
Sep 25, 2018Member-onlyWhy Slackers are Happier than YouIn my early twenties, I left behind a legal career, took a substantial pay cut and joined a large company working as an entry-level marketer. The job was not exactly challenging, the pay was mediocre, and I was definitely at the bottom of the food chain. I had a crappy…Life Lessons10 min readLife Lessons10 min read
Published inBetter Humans·Jan 3, 2017Member-onlyThe Most Important Lesson I Learned About Happiness in 2016If I go by the highly scientific measure of happiness that is my Facebook news feed, I would have to say that 2016 was one of the worst years in recent memory for a lot of people As such, it makes me uncomfortable to say that for me, at least…Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Published inBetter Humans·May 30, 2016Member-onlyHow Writing a Novel Reminded Me How to Have FunThe secret is out. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been working on a novel. I’ve been writing fiction for over a decade and have published a few short stories but have never before finished a novel. This year, that changes. …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Nov 12, 2015Protect the Old, Make Room for the NewI’m an old soul at heart. When I was young, teachers used to tell my parents that I was very mature for my age. Now that I’m not so young, I find myself gravitating towards the comfort of the recognizable, and the known versus the new and the cutting edge. …Happiness5 min readHappiness5 min read
Published inBetter Humans·May 28, 2015Member-onlyWhat I Learned from MeditationHow meditating every day for over six months affected me. — I started a daily meditation practice on November 1, 2014. Since that day, I am incredibly proud to say that I have not missed a single day of practice. That’s over six straight months. …10 min read10 min read
Published inBetter Humans·Mar 5, 2015Member-onlyThe Perfect Productivity System That Won’t Help You At AllI’m a productive person. I’m organized, and I get more stuff done than the average joe. The biggest compliment someone can ever pay me is, “do you ever sleep?” In fact, I sleep a solid 7.5 hours a night on average. But I wasn’t always this way. In fact, upon…18 min read18 min read
Published inBetter Humans·Dec 23, 2014Member-onlyHow to Shop for Christmas at the Last Minute without StressOnce upon a time, I used to be ambivalent about Christmas. That was before I rediscovered the joys of this Holiday. One of my reasons for my previous Grinch-like tendencies was the stress of Christmas shopping. I don’t like crowds. I don’t like shopping. And for some reason, despite being…7 min read7 min read
Published inBetter Humans·Nov 13, 2014Member-only10 Steps to Start a Daily Cooking HabitIt was 2010, I had just gotten out of a long-term relationship. I was a new bachelor, and moved in with a roommate for the first time in my life. Our apartment was in an area of town that is still among my favorites. Great restaurants. Great neighborhood bars and…Cooking10 min readCooking10 min read