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Articles
Recent Picks
I’ve written hundreds of articles (with no ads) to help to you manage your
time, attention, energy, and more. Here are a few of my favorite recent ones!
- The Resistance List
- 5 lessons I learned switching to a flip phone for a month
- What happens doesn’t matter all that much
- The productivity payoffs of a calm mind
Podcasts
Time & Attention Podcast
Becoming Better is a podcast dedicated to making you a better human being.
- Podcast: The Value of Meetings
- Podcast: How We Time Block
- Podcast: The art of slow productivity
- Podcast: How to think about social media
The Productivity Project
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 13 Languages
Hyperfocus
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
How to Calm Your Mind
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
Helpful Reading
Recent Articles
How to Not Keep Refreshing the News
8 ways to reduce your news consumption during a stressful time.
10 Books on My Self-Isolation Reading List
What I’m reading as an escape—and to invest in myself.
How to Work From Home (During a Difficult Time)
Some tips for working from home when focusing is tough.
10 Ways to Invest in Your Mental Health During Self-Isolation
Some strategies to take care of yourself during a stressful time.
A five-minute activity to discover your most important tasks
How to find the most productive tasks in your work.
How to Take a Think Break
A bunch of do's and don'ts for taking a think break of your own.
What I Learned Taking a Bill Gates-Inspired “Think Week”
Spending a week under the Jamaican sun, in an effort to think more like Bill Gates.
How to reset your caffeine tolerance
Resetting how much caffeine you consume can be good for your health—and your productivity.
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Time & Attention
Life’s a project—why not become better at it? Explore the latest episodes of my podcast Time & Attention below.
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