2024
- Jan 4, 2024 What Stayed the Same for Me in 2023 Jan 4, 2024
2023
- Jan 15, 2023 Using Experimentation to Explore Three Themes in 2023 Jan 15, 2023
2022
- Dec 24, 2022 2022 State of the Sam Dec 24, 2022
- Dec 13, 2022 State of the Software in 2022: A Review of the Tools I Use to Live and Work Dec 13, 2022
- Oct 5, 2022 Making Deliberate Decisions about the Evolution of My Career: A Seven Year Retrospective and Looking Ahead to What's Next Oct 5, 2022
- Jul 8, 2022 An Experiment in Focus, Space, and Making Progress on Something Difficult Jul 8, 2022
- Apr 24, 2022 A Race Report From My First Triathlon Apr 24, 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 I never properly mourned the end of my hockey career Mar 29, 2022
- Mar 28, 2022 Stop trying to change your habits and start playing with Deliberate Patterns instead Mar 28, 2022
- Feb 3, 2022 DAOs and Their Evolving Operating Systems Feb 3, 2022
2021
- Dec 31, 2021 2021 In Review Dec 31, 2021
- Dec 18, 2021 An Org Designer in the Land of the DAOs Dec 18, 2021
- Dec 7, 2021 2021 State of the Tools Dec 7, 2021
- Nov 19, 2021 On Traveling Lightly Nov 19, 2021
- Nov 5, 2021 Lessons and Insights From My Four Month Sabbatical: The Final Review Nov 5, 2021
- Oct 26, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 15 and 16 Oct 26, 2021
- Oct 6, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 13 and 14 Oct 6, 2021
- Sep 20, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 11 and 12 Sep 20, 2021
- Sep 8, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 9 and 10 Sep 8, 2021
- Aug 23, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 7 and 8 Aug 23, 2021
- Aug 9, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 5 and 6 Aug 9, 2021
- Jul 26, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 3 and 4 Jul 26, 2021
- Jul 12, 2021 Sabbatical Retrospective: Weeks 1 and 2 Jul 12, 2021
- Jul 5, 2021 What I’m Thinking About as I Embark on a Sabbatical Jul 5, 2021
- Apr 19, 2021 Why Your New Strategy Will Fail Apr 19, 2021
- Mar 5, 2021 Building a Morning Writing Routine in Real Time Mar 5, 2021
- Feb 12, 2021 A Goodbye Note to Twitter Feb 12, 2021
2020
- Dec 21, 2020 Looking Back At My Year of Writing Dec 21, 2020
- Dec 14, 2020 My System and Method for Deliberate Personal Development: An Introduction and Overview Dec 14, 2020
- Dec 12, 2020 Experiment # 4: Morning Meditation Dec 12, 2020
- Dec 7, 2020 Experiment #3: Sustain the Home Routine Dec 7, 2020
- Nov 29, 2020 Experiment #2: Green Tea is the New Coffee Nov 29, 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Experiment #1: Do The Work Before Wallowing Nov 24, 2020
- May 25, 2020 Trying to understand my resistance to second brains, digital gardens, and other interesting note-taking concepts May 25, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Exploring the hard reset May 24, 2020
- May 19, 2020 Recapping My Second "Month of Write" and Looking Ahead to a "Month of Read" May 19, 2020
- Apr 14, 2020 Carving Out Your Space to Contribute Apr 14, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 Personal development is an expedition, not an exercise in perfection Apr 6, 2020
- Apr 1, 2020 "Month of Sit" Recap & a Look at April Apr 1, 2020
- Feb 29, 2020 The End of My First "Month of Write" Feb 29, 2020
- Feb 5, 2020 In February I'm Going to Write a Shit Ton Feb 5, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Introducing Focus Months Feb 4, 2020
- Jan 24, 2020 How to Engage With an Overwhelming World Jan 24, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 The Year of Intensity/Simplicity Jan 9, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 Looking Back at a Year of Growth, Grief, and Calm Jan 5, 2020
2019
- Dec 16, 2019 Seeking Calm and Stability in Tools Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 15, 2019 How I'm Going to Do My Annual Review Dec 15, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 A few quick thoughts on WWDC 2019 Jun 4, 2019
- Mar 23, 2019 Reflections on My Digital Detox: Week 2 and 3 Mar 23, 2019
- Mar 13, 2019 It’s Time for a Workism Reformation Mar 13, 2019
- Mar 13, 2019 Digital Detox, Week 1: Laying Out the Rules and Capturing Some Early Insights Mar 13, 2019
- Jan 11, 2019 Crafting a yearly theme instead of New Year resolutions Jan 11, 2019
- Jan 7, 2019 Looking Back at 2018 Jan 7, 2019
2018
- Dec 18, 2018 State of the Apps: 2018 Dec 18, 2018
- Jul 24, 2018 Use software that sparks joy Jul 24, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018 The power of choosing the right verb in living the life you want Apr 10, 2018
- Apr 8, 2018 Things I learned when I stopped writing every day Apr 8, 2018
- Apr 7, 2018 Focusing on the how in the quest for great work Apr 7, 2018
- Jan 9, 2018 The State of the Apps & Tools: 2018 Jan 9, 2018
- Jan 5, 2018 My 2017 in Books Jan 5, 2018
2017
- Dec 5, 2017 Is Technology Destroying My Intuition? Dec 5, 2017
- Aug 6, 2017 You Can’t Hide Mediocrity Behind Quantity Aug 6, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 My One Year Anniversary of Becoming a PhD Drop Out Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 17, 2017 Eliminating Everything Does Not Spontaneous Genius Make Jul 17, 2017
- Jul 1, 2017 The Gap Between Crushing It And Being Crushed Jul 1, 2017
- Jun 27, 2017 #mundanelife: An exercise in boring Jun 27, 2017
- Jun 26, 2017 Let Me Help You Not Suck At Email So Much Jun 26, 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 The Weekly Review and Self-Management of Attention Jun 25, 2017
- Jun 23, 2017 Knowledge Work as Craft Work Jun 23, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 I Just Followed You Again And I Promise I’m Not Crazy Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 21, 2017 In Which I Have To Critique One Of My Intellectual Heroes: Or, Why Cal Newport Is Wrong Jun 21, 2017
- Jun 20, 2017 Is Your Organization Amazon-Proof? Jun 20, 2017
- Jun 19, 2017 Making a Weekly Personal Metrics Spreadsheet Jun 19, 2017
- Jun 3, 2017 A Minimalist’s WWDC Desires Jun 3, 2017
- Mar 20, 2017 A Subtle Mental Shift Is Kind of Rocking My World Right Now Mar 20, 2017
- Mar 19, 2017 I Am What I Re-Read Mar 19, 2017
- Feb 6, 2017 Nearly Feb 6, 2017
- Jan 31, 2017 The Power Usage of Default Apps Jan 31, 2017
- Jan 25, 2017 Your Priorities Are Only as Good as What You De-Prioritize Jan 25, 2017
- Jan 23, 2017 Is It Possible to “Be Hungry” Without Working Insane Hours? Jan 23, 2017
- Jan 22, 2017 A Nifty Tool for Making “Priority” Mean Something Again Jan 22, 2017
2016
- Dec 26, 2016 2016 in Review: Podcasts Dec 26, 2016
- Dec 19, 2016 The Dueling Forces of Focus and Curiosity: Following Up on a Minimalism Experiment Dec 19, 2016
- Dec 16, 2016 How to Prepare for a Vacation in the Digital Age Dec 16, 2016
- Dec 11, 2016 How Does a Minimalist Pack? A Quick Retrospective on a 1-Day Business Trip Dec 11, 2016
- Sep 25, 2016 Getting to Essential and Creating Space Sep 25, 2016
- Sep 24, 2016 Seeking Quiet in a Noisy World: A Personal Experiment Sep 24, 2016
- Jul 18, 2016 Today Is My Last Day as a PhD Student Jul 18, 2016
- May 1, 2016 Consistency Even Over Tinkering May 1, 2016
- Apr 9, 2016 Google Software & Apple Hardware: Week 2 Apr 9, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Closing Loops, Sleeping, and PhD Failure. A Look at Some Priorities. Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Week 1 in the Google Universe: Thoughts and Observations Apr 2, 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 Real Life Loot: Equipping Yourself With the Right Combo of Software and Hardware Mar 31, 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 How to Get an Awesome Job With Your Psychology/Evaluation Graduate Degree Feb 16, 2016
2015
- Nov 10, 2015 You Aren’t the Parent of Your Team Nov 10, 2015
- Nov 6, 2015 Great Work Only Emerges From Doing Lots of Work Nov 6, 2015
- Nov 2, 2015 Travel as a Skill Nov 2, 2015
- Oct 31, 2015 On Sight, Blindness, and Stretched Metaphors Oct 31, 2015
- Oct 29, 2015 Turning Off the Informational Deluge Oct 29, 2015
- Oct 27, 2015 The World Is Your Hard Drive Oct 27, 2015
- Oct 26, 2015 On Micro-Transitions and a Sense of Momentum Oct 26, 2015
- Oct 25, 2015 Clarifying and Pursuing Greatness Oct 25, 2015
- Oct 25, 2015 An Experiment in First Party Apps Oct 25, 2015
- Oct 16, 2015 Opening the Informational Aperture Oct 16, 2015
- Sep 27, 2015 In the Name of Focus, a Hiatus Sep 27, 2015
- Sep 4, 2015 The List #24 Sep 4, 2015
- Jul 31, 2015 I Was Just Laid Off From My Dream Job... After 3 Weeks Jul 31, 2015
- Jun 11, 2015 Getting 1% Better Jun 11, 2015
- Apr 8, 2015 Rethinking the Growth and Care of Organizations Apr 8, 2015
- Apr 1, 2015 On Being Less Persnickety Apr 1, 2015
- Mar 19, 2015 The Emotions of Meaningful Productivity #2: Fear Mar 19, 2015
- Mar 17, 2015 Workologism #10: Start from a Place of Strength Mar 17, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015 Thoughts on my Imminent Vacation Mar 16, 2015
- Mar 14, 2015 The List #23 Mar 14, 2015
- Mar 11, 2015 The Emotions of Meaningful Productivity #1: "I'm Just Not That Type of Person" Mar 11, 2015
- Feb 24, 2015 How to Build More Flow Into Your Work Day Feb 24, 2015
- Feb 20, 2015 The List #22 Feb 20, 2015
- Feb 17, 2015 A Relentless Drive Toward Completion Feb 17, 2015
- Feb 11, 2015 How to Take Control of Your Indie Work Career Feb 11, 2015
- Jan 24, 2015 The List #21 Jan 24, 2015
- Jan 20, 2015 Less, Better, Consistent Jan 20, 2015
- Jan 15, 2015 Rethinking Normal in the New Year Jan 15, 2015
2014
- Dec 25, 2014 Workologism #9: Batch Dec 25, 2014
- Dec 18, 2014 Workologism #8: Use Your Workspace as a Tool Dec 18, 2014
- Dec 16, 2014 On Building Positive Structure and Getting Better Every Day Dec 16, 2014
- Dec 14, 2014 The List #20 Dec 14, 2014
- Dec 11, 2014 Workologism #7: Get Serious About Ubiquitous Capture Dec 11, 2014
- Dec 10, 2014 The Recipe for the Perfect Weekly Plan Dec 10, 2014
- Dec 4, 2014 Workologism #6: Keep a Shipped List Dec 4, 2014
- Dec 2, 2014 Ego, Personal Development, and Being a Beginner Dec 2, 2014
- Nov 28, 2014 The List #19 Nov 28, 2014
- Nov 27, 2014 Workologism #5: Make a Daily Index Card Nov 27, 2014
- Nov 25, 2014 Preparing Yourself for the Organization of the Future Nov 25, 2014
- Nov 24, 2014 The List #18 Nov 24, 2014
- Nov 20, 2014 Workologism #4: Write Emails Outside of Your Email Client Nov 20, 2014
- Nov 18, 2014 The Key to Self-Leadership: Don't Break Promises Nov 18, 2014
- Nov 14, 2014 The List #17 Nov 14, 2014
- Nov 11, 2014 The Role of the Individual in the Organization of the Future Nov 11, 2014
- Nov 7, 2014 The List #16 Nov 7, 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 Workologism #3: Use an End of Day Shutdown Routine Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 28, 2014 Relaxation in Work Oct 28, 2014
- Oct 16, 2014 Workologism #2: Use a Morning Start Up Routine Oct 16, 2014
- Oct 14, 2014 Learn to Focus to Stand Apart from the Crowd Oct 14, 2014
- Oct 9, 2014 Workologism #1: Multiple Types of Work, Multiple Locations Oct 9, 2014
- Oct 7, 2014 A Coaching Case Study: The Challenges of Working From Home Oct 7, 2014
- Oct 4, 2014 The List #15 Oct 4, 2014
- Oct 2, 2014 There Are Some Things $100 Million Can't Buy Oct 2, 2014
- Sep 29, 2014 Creating a Sense of Progress Sep 29, 2014
- Sep 26, 2014 The List #14 Sep 26, 2014
- Sep 24, 2014 Digital vs. Analog: The Battle of Productivity Systems Sep 24, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014 The List #13 Sep 12, 2014
- Sep 10, 2014 Write an Article About Checklists; Check Sep 10, 2014
- Sep 8, 2014 How To Use Technology to Support Who You Want to Be Sep 8, 2014
- Sep 6, 2014 The List #12 Sep 6, 2014
- Aug 29, 2014 The List #11 Aug 29, 2014
- Aug 27, 2014 Abraham Lincoln and Growth Mindset Aug 27, 2014
- Aug 25, 2014 The Psychology of GTD, Part 3: Flow Aug 25, 2014
- Aug 22, 2014 Weekend Reading #10 Aug 22, 2014
- Aug 20, 2014 Two Tweaks That Massively Improved My Weekly Planning Aug 20, 2014
- Aug 18, 2014 The Psychology of GTD, Part 2: Implementation Intentions Aug 18, 2014
- Aug 13, 2014 More Ideas About Work That Can't be Taken for Granted Aug 13, 2014
- Aug 11, 2014 The Psychology of GTD, Part 1: PsyCap Aug 11, 2014
- Aug 8, 2014 Weekend Reading #9 Aug 8, 2014
- Aug 6, 2014 Apps, Tools, and "Jobs to be Done" Aug 6, 2014
- Aug 4, 2014 The Hard Work Before the Creative Work Aug 4, 2014
- Aug 1, 2014 Weekend Reading #8 Aug 1, 2014
- Jul 30, 2014 The Art of Deliberate Practice Jul 30, 2014
- Jul 28, 2014 The Surprising Benefits of Increased Structure for Indie Workers Jul 28, 2014
- Jul 23, 2014 Boring (But Effective) Advice for Better Work Jul 23, 2014
- Jul 21, 2014 The Future of... Jul 21, 2014
- Jul 18, 2014 Weekend Reading #7 Jul 18, 2014
- Jul 16, 2014 How to Trudge Through a Productivity Valley Jul 16, 2014
- Jul 14, 2014 Be The Hare, Not the Tortoise Jul 14, 2014
- Jul 11, 2014 Weekend Reading #6 Jul 11, 2014
- Jul 9, 2014 Work-Life Balance vs. Work-Life Integration Jul 9, 2014
- Jul 7, 2014 How Your Work Is Like a Chemical Reaction Jul 7, 2014
- Jul 4, 2014 Weekend Reading #5 Jul 4, 2014
- Jul 2, 2014 How To Use a Whiteboard to Stay Organized Jul 2, 2014
- Jun 30, 2014 Harnessing Psychological Capital to Make Work Better Jun 30, 2014
- Jun 27, 2014 Weekend Reading #4 Jun 27, 2014
- Jun 25, 2014 The Seven Sins of Independent Work Jun 25, 2014
- Jun 23, 2014 How to Make Reflection an Automatic Part of Your Life Jun 23, 2014
- Jun 20, 2014 Weekend Reading #3 Jun 20, 2014
- Jun 18, 2014 A Look Back on My 2013 Summer Productivity Experiment Jun 18, 2014
- Jun 13, 2014 Weekend Reading #2 Jun 13, 2014
- Jun 11, 2014 A Process for Defeating Overwhelm Jun 11, 2014
- Jun 9, 2014 Four Ideas We Must Not Take For Granted as Indie Workers Jun 9, 2014
- Jun 6, 2014 Weekend Reading #1 Jun 6, 2014
- Jun 5, 2014 How to Do a Weekly Reset Jun 5, 2014
- May 30, 2014 Healthy Benefits for the Long Run May 30, 2014
- May 29, 2014 What's Worth Doing Worse? May 29, 2014
- May 27, 2014 Sleep and Exercise Can Not Be Luxuries May 27, 2014
- May 21, 2014 The Uneasy Relationship Between Time and the Indie Worker May 21, 2014
- Feb 4, 2014 How I Do Email (Sanely) Feb 4, 2014
- Jan 23, 2014 Hyperemployment Jan 23, 2014
- Jan 21, 2014 On Just Being a Person Jan 21, 2014
- Jan 15, 2014 The Builder's High Jan 15, 2014
- Jan 14, 2014 The Surprisingly Hopeful Upside of the Milgram Experiments Jan 14, 2014
- Jan 9, 2014 Letter Writing as a Tool Jan 9, 2014
- Jan 2, 2014 Thoughts on Mindful Sharing Jan 2, 2014
2013
- Nov 26, 2013 Chaos Theory, Complexity, and Your Better Life Nov 26, 2013
- Nov 25, 2013 Thoughts on a Career Worth Having Nov 25, 2013
- Nov 18, 2013 Using the Bi-Weekly Approach to Habit Formation Nov 18, 2013
- Nov 11, 2013 How I Use "Things" Nov 11, 2013
- Oct 31, 2013 The Process of Boring Work Oct 31, 2013
- Oct 29, 2013 Mental State Continuity and Productivity Oct 29, 2013
- Oct 17, 2013 Your Life Is Not a Children's Movie Oct 17, 2013
- Oct 15, 2013 How to Leverage Success Intelligently Oct 15, 2013
- Oct 9, 2013 Death Spirals and Success Oct 9, 2013
- Oct 3, 2013 Stoicism and Personal Development Oct 3, 2013
- Sep 19, 2013 Stephen King and Starting "Right" Sep 19, 2013
- Sep 17, 2013 The Quest to Make Afternoons Not Suck Sep 17, 2013
- Sep 10, 2013 Reflecting on Summer Reading Sep 10, 2013
- Sep 3, 2013 A Manifesto For Graduate School, Year Three Sep 3, 2013
- Aug 27, 2013 Creating Your Productivity Toolbox Aug 27, 2013
- Aug 13, 2013 Why Regular Reflection is the Most Important Habit Aug 13, 2013
- Aug 6, 2013 Workspace Optimization vs. Workspace Agnosticism Aug 6, 2013
- Jul 30, 2013 Stepping Into the Discomfort Jul 30, 2013
- Jul 25, 2013 Removing Distractions at the Project Level Jul 25, 2013
- Jul 9, 2013 A Glimpse Into My Research on Independent Work Jul 9, 2013
- Jun 18, 2013 Time Shift Your Day for Greater Productivity Jun 18, 2013
- May 28, 2013 Lessons on Work From Sushi, Video Games, and Television May 28, 2013
- May 23, 2013 Achievement Unlocked: Master of Positive Developmental Psychology May 23, 2013
- Apr 10, 2013 Better Restoration, Better Work Apr 10, 2013
- Apr 3, 2013 Bust a Rut By Doing Something Nuts Apr 3, 2013
- Mar 29, 2013 You're Probably Thinking About Your Work Too Much Mar 29, 2013
- Mar 28, 2013 How to Find More Flow In Your Work Mar 28, 2013
- Mar 27, 2013 What's In Your Backpack? Mar 27, 2013
- Mar 22, 2013 Making Footprints Mar 22, 2013
- Mar 18, 2013 The Anatomy of a Failed Goal Mar 18, 2013
- Mar 11, 2013 A Week Without #1: Background Noise Mar 11, 2013
- Mar 7, 2013 Learning to Work From a Sandwich Artist Mar 7, 2013
- Mar 6, 2013 Deliberately Tiny Steps Mar 6, 2013
- Feb 27, 2013 Early 2013 Productivity Tweaks Feb 27, 2013
- Feb 19, 2013 "Getting Things Done" and Empowerment Feb 19, 2013
- Jan 28, 2013 Mastering the Tools of Knowledge Work: A Craftsman's Approach Jan 28, 2013
- Jan 21, 2013 Motivation Isn't Worth It Jan 21, 2013
- Jan 14, 2013 On Living With Dignity Jan 14, 2013
- Jan 11, 2013 The Practice of Work Jan 11, 2013
- Jan 9, 2013 2012 at SamSpurlin.com Jan 9, 2013
- Jan 2, 2013 How To Do an End of Year Review Jan 2, 2013
2012
- Dec 31, 2012 State of the Sam: 2012 Edition Dec 31, 2012
- Nov 20, 2012 The Space Between What You Want and What They Think Nov 20, 2012
- Nov 15, 2012 How to Break Procrastination With Just a Journal Nov 15, 2012
- Nov 7, 2012 Utilizing Space to Improve Your Work Nov 7, 2012
- Nov 1, 2012 Morning Wins Nov 1, 2012
- Oct 30, 2012 The Silent Majority Oct 30, 2012
- Oct 23, 2012 Lessons Learned From A Failed Week Oct 23, 2012
- Oct 19, 2012 Harnessing Flow to Craft a Meaningful Career Oct 19, 2012
- Oct 4, 2012 The Indie Worker In Each of Us Oct 4, 2012
- Sep 6, 2012 Sanity, Grad School, And Doing Cool Stuff Sep 6, 2012
- Aug 27, 2012 A Letter To The Freshmen Aug 27, 2012
- Aug 8, 2012 Time Management or Energy Management Aug 8, 2012
- Aug 5, 2012 Video Games Have Flow Figured Out Aug 5, 2012
- Jul 31, 2012 A Paradox Of Personal Development: Self Acceptance vs. Self Improvement Jul 31, 2012
- Jul 29, 2012 Being Fast Isn't an Advantage Anymore Jul 29, 2012
- Jul 24, 2012 Small Changes, Big Effect Jul 24, 2012
- Jul 22, 2012 Predictors of Success: Growth Mindset Jul 22, 2012
- Jul 18, 2012 Make Yourself Uncomfortable to Unlock Your Subconscious Mind Jul 18, 2012
- Jul 17, 2012 30 Days Will Not Change Your Life Jul 17, 2012
- Jul 15, 2012 What Is Positive Psychology? Jul 15, 2012
- Jul 13, 2012 Get Out of Your Own Way Jul 13, 2012
- Jul 12, 2012 The Role of Curation in a True GTD System Jul 12, 2012
- Jul 10, 2012 Sometimes I Do Dumb Things Jul 10, 2012
- Jul 9, 2012 The Life Reboot Jul 9, 2012
- Jul 4, 2012 Freedom on my Terms Jul 4, 2012
- Jul 2, 2012 Putting a Number on the Entirety of Your Existence Jul 2, 2012
- Jun 26, 2012 Is Your Passion Making You Unhappy? Jun 26, 2012
- Jun 25, 2012 The Simple Truths of Happiness from the Dalai Lama Jun 25, 2012
- Jun 19, 2012 Predictors of Success: Grit Jun 19, 2012
- Jun 11, 2012 Distraction is Procrastination Jun 11, 2012
- Jun 4, 2012 Developing an Autotelic Personality, or, How to Enjoy Everything Jun 4, 2012
- May 28, 2012 Attention to Detail vs. The Curse of Perfectionism May 28, 2012
- Apr 9, 2012 A Year Without Meat Apr 9, 2012
- Mar 26, 2012 The Experimenting Self Mar 26, 2012
- Mar 19, 2012 Clutter and How It's Ruining Your Life Mar 19, 2012
- Feb 20, 2012 Beyond Task Management Feb 20, 2012
- Feb 12, 2012 Values Don't Make Your Life Better Feb 12, 2012
- Feb 1, 2012 Are You Making an Ass of Yourself With Assumptions? Feb 1, 2012
- Jan 9, 2012 4 Productivity Lessons I've Learned From the Most Intense 4 Months of My Life Jan 9, 2012
2011
- Dec 1, 2011 The Power of the Weekly Review (Part Two) Dec 1, 2011
- Nov 25, 2011 The Power of the Weekly Review ( Part One ) Nov 25, 2011
- Nov 15, 2011 Where Have All the Interesting People Gone Nov 15, 2011
- Nov 1, 2011 The Power of the Project: A Framework for Finding Passion and Meaning in Your Life Nov 1, 2011
- Oct 25, 2011 New Year's Resolutions in October: Getting 2012 Started Right Oct 25, 2011
- Oct 11, 2011 Start Where You Are Oct 11, 2011
- Oct 4, 2011 How to Maintain Control During Times of Strife Oct 4, 2011
- Sep 27, 2011 Three Lessons I Learned from TEDx Sep 27, 2011
- Sep 20, 2011 The Many Paths to Happiness Sep 20, 2011
- Sep 13, 2011 Values and Living Life Fully Sep 13, 2011
- Sep 6, 2011 The Quickest Way to Improve Your Personal Development Sep 6, 2011
- Aug 30, 2011 Harnessing the Power of Questions Aug 30, 2011
- Aug 23, 2011 Values Drive Motivation Aug 23, 2011
- Aug 16, 2011 Introduction to Flow Aug 16, 2011
- Aug 11, 2011 Going Pro With Your Personal Development Aug 11, 2011
- Aug 9, 2011 The Perks of Clean Lines Aug 9, 2011
- Aug 4, 2011 How I Used Minimalism to Jolt Myself Out of Complacency Aug 4, 2011
- Jul 29, 2011 My Forthcoming Digital Sabbatical Jul 29, 2011
- Jul 28, 2011 Why I Do Weird Things and You Should To Jul 28, 2011
- Jul 21, 2011 Future Me Is Awesome Jul 21, 2011
- Jul 19, 2011 We've Been Doing Passion Wrong Jul 19, 2011
- Jul 18, 2011 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Jul 18, 2011
- Jul 15, 2011 Living Consciously to Improve the World Jul 15, 2011
- Jul 14, 2011 The Root of Laziness Jul 14, 2011
- Jun 20, 2011 Developing Your "Personal Development Gospel of Wealth" Jun 20, 2011
- May 17, 2011 Why I'm Re-opening My Facebook Account May 17, 2011
- May 12, 2011 What Does Productivity Even Mean to You? May 12, 2011
- May 11, 2011 What I've Learned From a Month of Being a Vegetarian May 11, 2011
- May 10, 2011 Why Getting Punched In the Face Was Worth It May 10, 2011
- May 3, 2011 Living Like a Hockey Player: Playoff Edition May 3, 2011
- Apr 27, 2011 Resetting the Defaults Across Your Life Apr 27, 2011
- Apr 19, 2011 Who Decides Whats Good Enough For You Apr 19, 2011
- Apr 17, 2011 The Anatomy of a Major Life Change Apr 17, 2011
- Apr 10, 2011 Focus vs. Doing Work Apr 10, 2011
- Apr 6, 2011 What The Future Holds Apr 6, 2011
- Apr 4, 2011 Why I'm Taking a Digital Semi-Sabbatical Apr 4, 2011
- Mar 29, 2011 Breaking the Alliance of Perfection and Procrastination Mar 29, 2011
- Mar 16, 2011 Adjusting Your Macro-Focus Mar 16, 2011
- Mar 1, 2011 How Do You Know What You're Capable Of? Mar 1, 2011
- Feb 22, 2011 Obliviousness Is Not a Valid Path to Simplicity Feb 22, 2011
- Feb 20, 2011 Old-Fashioned Augmented Humanity Feb 20, 2011
- Feb 6, 2011 On Blogging Without The Internet Feb 6, 2011
- Jan 30, 2011 It's Not the Tools, It's the Carpenter Jan 30, 2011
- Jan 25, 2011 Out of Sight Minimalism Jan 25, 2011
- Jan 12, 2011 Living Beyond Books Jan 12, 2011
- Jan 2, 2011 Why I'm Deleting My Facebook Account Jan 2, 2011
2010
- Dec 22, 2010 Why You Should Focus on Process, Not Results Dec 22, 2010
- Dec 20, 2010 This Is What I'm Teaching Dec 20, 2010
- Dec 8, 2010 Keep Your Stick On the Ice Dec 8, 2010
- Nov 24, 2010 The Power of Deep Practice Nov 24, 2010
- Nov 3, 2010 Living In the Midst of Your Mistakes Nov 3, 2010
- Sep 15, 2010 Simplifying Isn't Easy Sep 15, 2010
- Sep 8, 2010 The Slippery Nature of Planning Sep 8, 2010
- Sep 1, 2010 Rethinking Necessity in a World of Abundance Sep 1, 2010
- Aug 24, 2010 Three Areas of Your Life You Can Gain More Control Over Today Aug 24, 2010
- Aug 19, 2010 Five Tips to Take Your Learning Off Autopilot Aug 19, 2010
- Aug 17, 2010 Earning Achievements in You: The Videogame Aug 17, 2010
- Jul 14, 2010 Dominate Your Laziness Today Jul 14, 2010
- Jun 9, 2010 A Tribute to John Wooden Jun 9, 2010
- Jun 7, 2010 Moving Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit of the Simplicity Movement Jun 7, 2010
- May 27, 2010 "Bored" Is a Dirty Word May 27, 2010
- May 25, 2010 Are You Too Comfortable? May 25, 2010
- May 18, 2010 Three Ways to Take Control of Information Overload May 18, 2010
- Apr 22, 2010 Your Most Important Relationship is With Yourself Apr 22, 2010
- Apr 15, 2010 Five Tips to Shatter Your Productivity Bottleneck Apr 15, 2010
- Apr 13, 2010 How to Use the Path of Least Resistance Productively Apr 13, 2010
- Apr 8, 2010 Four Ways to Close the Open Loops that are Driving You Nuts Apr 8, 2010
- Apr 6, 2010 How do You Stay Motivated Through Monotony? Apr 6, 2010
- Mar 25, 2010 Three Reasons We Like Reading Common Sense Advice Mar 25, 2010
- Mar 16, 2010 Paradoxical Simplicity Mar 16, 2010
- Mar 11, 2010 The Simplest Task Management System Ever Mar 11, 2010
- Mar 4, 2010 The Hierarchy of Simplification Mar 4, 2010
- Feb 26, 2010 Stop Worrying About What You Can't Control Feb 26, 2010
- Feb 25, 2010 Values "Next Actions" Feb 25, 2010
- Feb 23, 2010 Five Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful People Feb 23, 2010
- Feb 11, 2010 There's No Speed Limit Feb 11, 2010
- Feb 4, 2010 How to Leverage Low Energy Into High Returns Feb 4, 2010
- Jan 28, 2010 The Essentials of Simplicity, Part 3 Jan 28, 2010
- Jan 21, 2010 The Essentials of Simplicity, Part 2: Purging Jan 21, 2010
- Jan 14, 2010 The Essentials of Simplicity, Part 1: Using All You Have Jan 14, 2010
2009
- Dec 30, 2009 The Autotelic Personality in Action Dec 30, 2009
- Dec 28, 2009 Getting to the Source of Your Procrastination Dec 28, 2009
- Dec 18, 2009 Simplifying Your New Year's Resolutions Dec 18, 2009
- Dec 9, 2009 Slay Monsters with Your Self-Discipline Dec 9, 2009
- Dec 7, 2009 The Beauty of the Late Night Mind Dump Dec 7, 2009
- Nov 30, 2009 Using Your Free Time to Support Your Passions Nov 30, 2009
- Nov 23, 2009 Quality Over Quantity is the Core of Simplicity Nov 23, 2009
- Nov 17, 2009 The Role of Self-Discipline in Self-Development Nov 17, 2009