A photography professor at the University of Florida had his class split up into two groups. One group was told that their grade was determined by the quantity of photos they’ve taken. That is, the more photos they take, the better their score. The other group was told that they will be judged on the […]
Better To Be a Beginner Than Not Play
It can be easy to stay on the sidelines when we don’t feel qualified enough for a pursuit, and yet say we still want to eventually reap the benefits. Most people want to be financially responsible, independent, and secure. But many think they’re not smart enough to properly invest and save their money. So they […]
It’s All On You Now
No one else is going to make you do it. The dropout rate for online courses for some platforms are as high as 94%. Why? Because when things get challenging, nobody really wants to force themselves to continue. Of course, when in a job or classroom, you can’t really just walk out and quit like […]
The Antidote To Chaos
When many people consult Ramit Sethi on dealing with situations of tremendous debt, they often find themselves in despair over how they can pull themselves out of such places. But Ramit asks a simple question back to them, “What’s your debt payoff date?” Most people don’t have one. They might think they’d be lucky to […]
It’s Your Dream, Define It
One of the reasons I asked you to think about your time dials a few days ago is because it’s actually quite difficult for us to think about what we are actually striving towards and using that as inspiration for our actions. There’s certain areas we want to cover like security, comfort, health, and freedom, […]
The Easy Thing About Hard Things
Iowa State researchers conducted a study where they took three groups of students and gave them a list of words to remember. Afterward, a group either recited the words immediate, after 15 seconds of rehearsal, or after 15 seconds of doing math problems. Unsurprisingly, the average scores followed this same order when ranked highest to […]
The Work Before The Work
What’s the best superfood to have for breakfast? What’s the best equipment to train with? What’s the best camera to shoot with? What’s the best pen to write with? And on and on and on. These questions aren’t irrelevant. But they are unimportant at the end of the day. It’s a unproductive way to seem […]
It’s About Your Intentions, Not Your Results
Toy Story 2 was one of the luckiest movies to be made. There was a particular instance Ed Catmull, one of the founders of Pixar and current head of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation, describes in his book Creativity Inc. Essentially, when the release date was coming up, someone had accidentally typed in a […]
Choose Your Battles
Because unfortunately, there’s a cost to everything. Whether you decide to eat healthy or not. Be unproductive or not. Focus on this path instead of another. There’s something you’re sacrificing. That’s just the natural state of things. Sometimes the choice can be to give up something for the pursuit of something else. Kind of like […]
Cheat Days Are Fine. Cheat Moments Destroy Us.
How can a day of wasting time, skipping healthy habits, and being unproductive be better than just doing it for a quick second? Because at least it’s scheduled. You know what you’re doing. And you do it for the day. The moment is nonexistent yet everlasting. To divulge attention to our phones for a second […]