“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — “To me, ‘busy’ implies that the person is out of control of their life.” — Derek Sivers “We are kept from our goal, not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal.”— Robert Brault In psychology, decision fatigue occurs when your mind is overwhelmed by options.

According to meta-analytic data, confidence isn’t what leads to success. Instead, successful behavior is what creates confidence. Unlike dopamine which only lasts short-term, confidence is something you own, once you’ve earned it. Short-term pleasure and long-term joy are two fundamentally different outcomes. Once you’ve begun succeeding at any endeavor, you’ll…

When you see things from multiple perspectives, you realize you can achieve almost anything you want in far less time than you imagined. Yet most people have fixed and limited views about themselves and what they can accomplish. They have fixed and limited views about the resources available to them. …

A certain farmer had become old and ready to pass his farm down to one of his two sons. When he brought his sons together to speak about it, he told them: The farm will go to the younger son. The older son was furious! “What are you talking about?!”…

***Note: I wrote this article over 4 years ago. In this article, I literally show old journal entries. It’s funny looking back and seeing where I was even 4 years ago, and how much my life has changed since then. I’ve gone from 0 to 6 kids (we adopted 3), completed my PhD, published 4 books, made millions of dollars, came much closer to God, and for the most part — created my dream life. This is one of the many benefits of journaling — getting a glimpse into your former self, who was a different person than you are now. My conviction about journaling is only 10X bigger, 4 years later. Please enjoy this article and use it to create the life and breakthroughs you want.

Your first three hours will make or break you. — The traditional 9–5 workday is poorly structured for high productivity. Perhaps when most work was physical labor, but not in the knowledge working world we now live in. Although this may be obvious based on people’s mediocre performance, addiction to stimulants, lack of engagement, and the fact that most people…

“Your subconscious mind works continuously, while you are awake, and while you sleep.” — Napoleon Hill Your subconscious never rests and is always on duty because it controls your heartbeat, blood circulation, and digestion. …

What you need to course-correct before it’s too late. — Despite turbulence and other conditions keeping airplanes off-course 90 percent of flight time, most flights arrive at the correct destination at the intended time. The reason for this phenomenon is quite simple — through air traffic control and the inertial guidance system, pilots are constantly course-correcting. When immediately addressed, these…

Increase your income, lifestyle, and joy — It doesn’t matter where you currently are in your financial situation — whether just starting out or already making lots of money. Most people, no matter what their income, are treading water. As a person’s income rises, so does their spending. Few people understand how to continually increase their income…