“The perfect is the enemy of the good” Voltaire Have you ever wondered where to go next in life and have been asked “If you could do anything in the world, what would it be?” And you may have thought to yourself, “Well, I can’t do anything in the world anyways so my answer is […]
Why Living With Intention Matters
Have you ever decided to open up YouTube or Instagram for a quick check-up only to sink in much more time than you wish you had? Or maybe you spent an hour in the gym and didn’t feel like you’ve made any progress? Was it just improper planning? Maybe we need to have a better […]
How to Build A CEO-Level Evening Routine
Now this is interesting. You’re probably thinking “An evening routine? That’s not important. Where can I build that early 3AM morning routine to crush the competition?” The hot topic of productivity is usually solid morning routines for our day. Of course, it is an essential part of the day, and one I talked about building […]
Accountability over Achievement
I’m starting this article having traveled much of the day with little time to research and write to a deep topic. I’m also hoping to go to bed in the next hour to not miss too much of my sleep. I could just post this tomorrow and skip the article altogether, but here I am. […]
Why Playing Could Be the Most Important Thing For Our Work
“One thing is certain, during play, animals are especially prone to behave in flexible and creative ways” James Panksepp, Affective Neuroscience While most people spend their Saturday mornings with their family, going outside, or maybe just sleeping in, Oliver Smithies, a biochemist, spends his back in the lab. He loves this time because typical work […]
How Anyone Can Achieve A CEO-level Morning Routine
We’ve all heard the stories. The highest performers and leaders in every industry talk about how they wake up 2 hours before the crack of dawn, do yoga and meditation, workout twice, and have an optimal breakfast to get their day going. It seems almost magical. And while they’re starting to work, we’re still trying […]
Stop Defining Your Goals and Start Identifying Your Identity
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how” – Friedrich Nietzsche When I was younger, one of the toughest things for me was trying to start an exercise routine. I’d keep telling myself this time I would do it. That I’d commit to exercising an hour a day and getting on […]
How to Consistently Work at Your Peak… By Not Working
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 […]