The 4 Best Ways to Earn Income Writing in 2018 (and the 3 Worst).

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In the past month, I’ve made more money from my writing than the previous 4.5 years combined. In 54-ish months, I made a grand total of $40ish dollars. I miraculously sold a few cheap eBooks, and…that was it. I was profoundly frustrated — I was spending hundreds of hours writing hundreds of posts that got virtually 0 views, 0 followers, […]

Let your life teach you what you need to know.

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Why outside self-help advice just can’t compete with your own life’s lessons. Self-help stuff comes in handy now for those of use who are interested in improving our lives and becoming our best selves. Or at least at first glance. They’re out there. All packed out beautifully, promising to show us unknown paths that send us […]

Becoming Incredibly Successful Means Saying No to the Wrong Money.

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The wrong money will keep you in mediocrity. “People are unhappy in large part because they are confused about what is valuable.” -William Irvine Most people are making the “wrong” kind of money right now. The wrong money is any money earned while doing tasks that are irrelevant to your Big Goals. Wrong money is […]

3 Surprising Secrets to Maintaining Your Focus.

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The answer isn’t working harder — it’s how you work that matters. You’re probably too busy to read this article. You probably have at least 20 other browser tabs open right now (I’m ashamed to say I have 28 open as I’m writing this). You probably have a to-do list filled with other things you should be doing. […]

How A Sticky Note On My Bathroom Mirror Massively Impacted My Life.

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Focus is a hard thing to obtain. There are just so many things buzzing around in our heads. It’s the digital age we live in. I thought I’d have a go at focusing on one thing. At 8 am one morning before work, I got out a yellow posted note and wrote the following: I, […]

Rewire your brain to beat procrastination.

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Turn off the phone, tune into yourself, and be productive when it counts. Have you ever found yourself staring at your phone or laptop, mindlessly checking social media or going down an internet rabbit hole when you’re supposed to be doing something else? So have I. My name is Brian, and I’m addicted to information. More […]

Introvert or Extrovert? Here’s How to Boost Your Productivity.

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Why our personality types affect the way we work. As soon as you step into an office, it’s easy to see that each person has his or her own style of working. Some people naturally gravitate to others and always seem to be in groups. Others are much more efficient if they work at home or […]

Don’t Stop Procrastinating, Just Get Better at It.

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How to channel a bad habit into something that actually makes your life easier. If you ask Frank Partnoy, a professor at Berkeley Law School and the author of Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, procrastination has gotten a bad name. “The reality is everyone is procrastinating… all the time,” he says—himself included. Partnoy’s philosophy is this: […]

The 10 Smartest Sustainable Products of 2018.

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As eco-conscious consumers increasingly look for products that can help them reduce their carbon footprint and deal with other environmental hazards, inventors and manufacturers are responding in kind. Here’s a look at some of the smartest sustainable products of the year, from greener shoes to smarter thermostats. (Of course, some would say the most sustainable […]