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The Five Kinds of Work Stress (and Why Sorting Them Matters)original ↗

2 Sept 2026

The Permission You’re Waiting For Doesn’t Exist original ↗

26 Aug 2026

The Moment Everything Changes: What a “Jolt” Actually Is original ↗

19 Aug 2026

Holding Loosely: Why Some Ideas Unfold and Others Unravel original ↗

12 Aug 2026

The Laws of Thought: Why Logic Can’t Explain the Human Mind original ↗

5 Aug 2026

Now Isn’t a Moment. It’s a Location.original ↗

29 Jul 2026

When “Good Enough” Beats “Empty”: Rethinking What Inbox Zero Actually Measures original ↗

22 Jul 2026

Why We Procrastinate: You Can’t Discipline Your Way Out original ↗

15 Jul 2026

Tolerance Is a Range, Not a Target original ↗

8 Jul 2026

The Harder You Try to Sleep, the Worse You Sleep original ↗

1 Jul 2026

The Spheres of Attention and the Slide You Never Notice original ↗

24 Jun 2026

What “Getting Things Done” Gets Wrong About Where to Start original ↗

17 Jun 2026

Why Prudence Is the Productivity Word We’ve Been Missing original ↗

10 Jun 2026

The Problem Isn’t That You Think About What Could Go Wrong original ↗

3 Jun 2026

The Difference Between Motion and Meaning (And Why Most Productivity Systems Can’t Tell Them Apart)original ↗

27 May 2026

What We Get Wrong When We Try to Manage Time original ↗

20 May 2026

Grace Is Not a Soft Skill — It’s a Daily Practice original ↗

13 May 2026

Why Overwhelm Isn’t the Problem original ↗

6 May 2026

Before You Try Harder, Ask a Better Question original ↗

29 Apr 2026

The Most Dangerous Productivity Myth Is the One You Can See original ↗

22 Apr 2026

You Are Not a Manager of Time. You Are a Steward of Energy.original ↗

15 Apr 2026

The Case for Doing Nothing original ↗

8 Apr 2026

The Try Trap: Why Half-Hearted Commitment Is the Most Expensive Habit You Have original ↗

1 Apr 2026

Procrastination Is Not Resistance original ↗

25 Mar 2026

Before You Improve Your System Decide What Does Not Belong original ↗

18 Mar 2026

Practice Is the Work original ↗

11 Mar 2026

Episode 344: Derek Sivers original ↗

9 Mar 2026

The Hidden Cost of Digital Freedom original ↗

4 Mar 2026

How to Flourish in a World Obsessed with Performance original ↗

25 Feb 2026

On Eating Shoes and Keeping Your Word original ↗

24 Feb 2026

Hail Hydra: The Inbox Zero Illusion original ↗

23 Feb 2026

Devotion Is Not the Same as Commitment original ↗

19 Feb 2026

When Gratitude Becomes Expressive original ↗

18 Feb 2026

The Productivity of Kindness original ↗

17 Feb 2026

The Boy and the Heron and The Work of Time original ↗

16 Feb 2026

When Attention Has a Sound original ↗

13 Feb 2026

The Part of Passion We Don’t Talk About original ↗

12 Feb 2026

When Neutrality Isn’t an Option original ↗

11 Feb 2026

A Better To-Do List Starts With This One Shift original ↗

10 Feb 2026

The Power of the Second Effort original ↗

9 Feb 2026

On Listening Before Deciding original ↗

6 Feb 2026

The Space That Appears After You Finish original ↗

5 Feb 2026

Why Work-From-Home Dads Need Default Days original ↗

4 Feb 2026

What Happens After Groundhog Day original ↗

3 Feb 2026

Why Groundhog Day Is a Turning Point original ↗

2 Feb 2026

The Small Things Aren’t Small original ↗

30 Jan 2026

What Your Calendar Is Quietly Teaching You original ↗

29 Jan 2026

What Excellence Actually Is (and Isn’t)original ↗

28 Jan 2026

Why Slower Progress Often Lasts Longer original ↗

27 Jan 2026

What Time Reveals original ↗

26 Jan 2026

The Unconventional Advantage original ↗

23 Jan 2026

The Missing Figure Between Amateur and Professional original ↗

22 Jan 2026

The Real Barrier to Growth Isn’t Strategy… It’s Hurry original ↗

21 Jan 2026

Why We Ask “How” Before “Why”original ↗

20 Jan 2026

When Productivity Systems Let Us Off the Hook original ↗

19 Jan 2026

When Being Out of Focus Helps You Focus original ↗

16 Jan 2026

Life Isn’t Transactional. It’s Transitional.original ↗

15 Jan 2026

The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Time original ↗

14 Jan 2026

Who’s in Charge of Your To-Do List?original ↗

13 Jan 2026

David Bowie’s Fascination With Time original ↗

12 Jan 2026

The Problem With How We Set New Year’s Resolutions original ↗

9 Jan 2026

Why the Idea of Legacy Is So Tempting original ↗

8 Jan 2026

Your Calendar Isn’t Proof You’re Intentional original ↗

7 Jan 2026

On Peaks, Longevity, and the Shape of a Life’s Work original ↗

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One Bad Day original ↗

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The 12 Tips of TimeCrafting: A Steadier Way to Work with Time original ↗

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If You’re Starting the Year on January 1st, Start Here (Even If You Don’t Finish)original ↗

31 Dec 2025

Why Doing Nothing Isn’t the Same as Rest original ↗

30 Dec 2025

The Quiet Middle: Why This Week Matters More Than New Year’s Day original ↗

29 Dec 2025

The One Thing Worth Adding to Your To-Do List original ↗

26 Dec 2025

Shifting Vocabulary: How Changing Our Words Changes Our Work original ↗

24 Dec 2025

The Things We’re Certain About original ↗

23 Dec 2025

The Quiet Power of Parity Theming original ↗

22 Dec 2025

What You, Me, and Everyone Should Be Doing original ↗

19 Dec 2025

Open (a poem)original ↗

18 Dec 2025

AI, Time, and the Practice of Nuance original ↗

17 Dec 2025

How My Thinking on “Finishing” Has Changed original ↗

16 Dec 2025

Lost Weekend, Found Weekend original ↗

15 Dec 2025

Burdened with Glorious Purpose original ↗

12 Dec 2025

What the Lounger Ant Teaches Us About Being Busy original ↗

11 Dec 2025

Nurturing the Now original ↗

10 Dec 2025

A First Time (at Twenty)original ↗

9 Dec 2025

Ripeness Takes Time original ↗

8 Dec 2025

When Rick Rubin Met Seth Godin (And Why It Made Perfect Sense)original ↗

5 Dec 2025

When Time Isn’t the Enemy original ↗

4 Dec 2025

When Rest Rises in Value original ↗

3 Dec 2025

On Winning the Quiet War with Time original ↗

2 Dec 2025

Where the Edges Go original ↗

1 Dec 2025

The Tools I Use in 2025 original ↗

28 Nov 2025

The Stuffing Principle original ↗

27 Nov 2025

Why Underdogs Win: The Quiet Power of Confronting, Committing, and Course-Correcting original ↗

26 Nov 2025

The Case for Managing Space, Not Time original ↗

25 Nov 2025

Jackson Browne’s Quiet Method original ↗

24 Nov 2025

The Lesson I Learned from Costco (and Still Use Today)original ↗

21 Nov 2025

The Power of Contrast original ↗

20 Nov 2025

When Numbers Miss the Music original ↗

19 Nov 2025

When Automation Starts Within original ↗

18 Nov 2025