Productivity

Nights and Weekends — A geek with a hat

I was listening to an Anthony Bourdain podcast yesterday, and he said something like: “You…

Your life as a stochastic search problem

This sums up every self-help and business book, blog post, podcast, and talk I’ve ever…

Offices might be great after all

Let’s all go to the office, put on noise-cancelling headphones, and talk on Slack, so we can work remotely together.

Work is an escape

Creativity is ego

“Honey, I’m going to Denver for a week. You’ll have to fend for yourself.”

Stop procrastinating in 1 easy step

In my late 20’s I gained a super power: I stopped procrastinating.

Get out of your Skinner box

The long-term effects of multitasking

The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do

Did you know that Victor Hugo used to write naked just so he wouldn’t be tempted to leave the house and get distracted?

I didn’t know either, but apparently that was his last resort after procrastinating for six months on The…