PinnedTotal Living: The Ultimate Lifestyle For Being Your Best Self And Enjoy Life To The Fullest, Regardless Of Your Circumstances (And How To Get Started)If you are reading this, you are alive! So why not be totally alive? After all, it is the best way to maximize your time on planet Earth. You should spend your limited and finite time in the best possible way. …Life2 min read
PinnedBarbell — The Only Productivity System You Need To Thrive In An Unpredictable WorldImagine the perfect productivity system that can ever exist. This system would have the following nine characteristics: Effortless input, allowing you to enter new information directly before you even think about it twice Reliable retrieval, you receive the information when you need it. No need to do extra checking Invisible…Productivity7 min read
12 hours agoWhy You Should Ignore Your Feelings And Fears When Working (And Fully Embrace Them Otherwise)Do you put off work because you are not feeling it, or motivated enough? Do you struggle with getting things done because of your secret anxiety that you would fail, suffer and feel yucky all the time? If so, that’s completely normal. Everyone that is not a psychopath feels the…Work2 min read
1 day agoHow The Barbell System Requires 0 Hours To Maintain It (Compared To The 10+ Hours For Getting Things Done)If you regularly spend extra time processing and organizing, and do weekly reviews, you are doing something wrong. The Getting Things Done methodology stresses the Weekly Review as the “master key of productivity”. Even if it is unspoken, you are supposed to block one hour off just to process your…Productivity2 min read
2 days agoWhy You Should Be Existentially Confused At Least 3 Times Daily For Fastest Growth And Learning (The Modern Superpower)If you are not confused at least three times a day, you are not growing enough. You know the sudden disoriented feeling when you have been consistent with your work, habits, and routines for days. You have absorbed new information, got new insights, and learned something new. …Personal Growth2 min read
3 days ago6 Powerful Solutions To Overcome Procrastination (Even If You Are A Self-claimed Procrastinator)The fear-based kind of procrastination is a major problem in our society. So much so that I am currently writing my third book about it (Conquer Procrastination). Imagine how much better the world would be if everyone could fulfill their dearest wishes and overcome this wall of guilt. In the…Productivity2 min read
4 days ago3 Easy And Powerful Mindset Shifts To Overcome Loss Aversion (The Greatest Enemy To Productivity)Let’s be honest; doing less is hard and brutal. You have to sacrifice the activities you previously held close to yourself. Acknowledging that most of what you did for all these years was a waste. …Productivity2 min read
5 days agoHow To Abolish The If-Then Mindset (The Root Cause Of Your Suffering)If you are like 99% of people: you believe this: If X (boyfriend/girlfriend, money, promotion, follower count, car, house, kids, goal reached, desired weight) happens, THEN I will be fulfilled and happy There are multiple problems with it: You cannot feel truly happy right now because of this internal contract …Life2 min read
6 days ago5 Reading/Listening Tips For Week 19 2022 (Featuring Category Pirates & Alex Hormozi)The Art Of Fresh Thinking: How To Create Obvious & Non-Obvious Content — Category Pirates This article is the definitive guide on how to write things people want to read or create things people want to consume. You want to ignore the extremes of 100% obvious (platitudes) and 100% non-obvious (confusion). Instead, you want to aim at the following two options: Obvious problem and outcome…Book Recommendations2 min read
May 14Use This Ultimate Step By Step Guide To Go From Busy And Miserable To Relaxed, Accomplished, And Enjoying Life Every Second (The Hyperproductivity RoadmapBased on modern science, the existing productivity literature, and my experiments, here is the ultimate step-by-step guide to becoming hyperproductive, regardless of your life circumstances. Phase 1 — Awareness Get a calendar, task manager, and your preferred notetaking tool ready (more info here) For 15 minutes, write down all the things you must/can/should/want to/need…Productivity3 min read