7 Things You Need To Stop Doing To Be More Productive, Backed By Science

Work Hard, Work Smart

The Crossroads of Should and Must

This is a story about two roads — Should and Must. It’s a pep talk for anyone who’s chosen Should for far too long — months, years, maybe a lifetime — and feels like it’s…

A Mathematical Proof That The Universe Could Have Formed Spontaneously From Nothing

The Complete Guide to Not Giving a Fuck

The original, and still the best

Good Samaritan Backfire

or How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help

New York Doesn’t Love You

Are you okay? Is New York getting to you? Are things not going according to plan?

The Spark File

Looking back at all the tools and techniques that I've developed over the years as a writer, it occurs to me that most of them are, in one way or another, grappling with two critical mental forces: the power (and weakness) of human memory, and the sometimes overwhelming drive to procrastinate.

Don’t Mess With Poland

Warsaw’s military may be the only thing standing between Putin and Europe

10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Lessons from my book ‘Show Your Work!’

Passwords are Obsolete

And they make Heartbleed a thousand times worse