When Josh Watizkin competed in national chess tournaments at a young age, he would go into bouts of intense performance. This meant days of uninterrupted focus in training and strategizing his matches. But while it seemed best to keep him undistracted, he did suffer. He felt his first few matches or days were amazing, yet […]
3 Simple Sleeping Tips to Get Back Your Circadian Rhythm
Sleep is one of the most critical tools for success. I’ve already talked at length on this. But knowing a tool is great doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to use it. And having a quality night’s rest is not exactly as black and white as the number of hours you sleep. The most […]
Change the Story You’re In
“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours” – Richard Bach I didn’t realize until I moved into college that I was not good with names. Meeting so many people felt like a burden and I couldn’t keep up. I wouldn’t even bother trying since I felt like I was going to ask again […]
Living Borne from the End
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time” – Mark Twain As human beings, we have an unparalleled capacity to conceptualize the world around and within us. But it comes at a high cost. We can look so far into the […]
Caching Your Mind
“The secret to accelerated learning is superior organization” – Kevin Horsley, Unlimited Memory When I was in high school, I competed in Academic Decathlon. It was a competition involving tests on Math, Music, Art, Science, History, Literature, and Economics. The first question I would get asked is, “why in the heck would you want to […]