Harry HandThere’s more to life than feeling aliveWe spend a lot of our lives doing mundane, obligatory activities. In fact, the average person spends 26 years sleeping. Pile in work…2d ago2d ago
Harry HandFive ways to have more ideasIf you create things, you’ll run out of ideas about what to create occasionally. But don’t worry — it happens to everyone. And it’s…Aug 2Aug 2
Harry HandFour reasons why Shallow Work is (still) importantThe bible of knowledge work in the digital era has to be Cal Newport’s Deep Work. Deep Work is cognitively demanding and requires extended…Jul 28Jul 28
Harry HandThe ever-present opponentWith the 2024 Olympics about to begin, I’m reminded of the previous games. The 2020 Olympics was the pandemic games. It was the games with…Jul 24Jul 24
Harry HandOne shockingly simple way to improve your lifeLike many social movements, Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) cops its share of criticism. Some of it fair, no doubt. Should you…Jul 20Jul 20
Harry HandThe required role of restRest isn’t just not working. I’m sure we’ve all had days off work when we’ve had to tackle seemingly infinite work-like tasks like life…Jul 14Jul 14
Harry HandHow to close the self-perception gapHow you seem to others often isn’t how you think you seem. You might think you’re terrible at explaining things — but others may think…Jul 9Jul 9
Harry HandYou (probably) don’t need to escapeNo matter who you are, life can be a grind. And when it gets tough, boring or unpleasant, it’s easy to wonder what else we could be doing…Jul 5Jul 5
Harry HandQuality Quora adviceI’ve probably spent too much time on Quora. It’s a site where you can ask or answer questions. And it’s a treasure trove of information…Jun 30Jun 30
Harry HandHow to tell if you should strive for moreIn 2005, Kurt Vonnegut published the following poem in the New Yorker about fellow author Joe Heller:Jun 25Jun 25