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  1. Latest essay

    How decision fatigue is silently killing your productivity and what you can do about it

    Willpower is not about resisting, forcing, or controlling — it’s about choosing. — Penney Peirce

  2. Veto power: The only weapon you need to crush your temptations

    Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our…

  3. Why we struggle with self-control — the problem of two minds

    Make advantage of the righteous evil within you.

  4. How I finish a 300-pages book every week and remember all the key ideas

    2X your reading speed, 5X your retention.

  5. A 3-tier system to unleash the productivity monster within you

    Try a system-driven approach to staying productive.

  6. Private, “protected” attributes in Python — demystified once and for all

    Are protected attributes even real?

  7. What separates elite achievers from average performers?

    A surprising finding from the research behind the so-called ‘10,000 hour rule’

  8. 7 months of keto and 10 juicy benefits I’ve enjoyed

    At first, keto is hard. Then, you will love it.

  9. How to increase your willpower by hacking your heart rate

    The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —…

  10. The proper starting point for a massive change — according to Epictetus

    We all try to seize every opportunity — like the New Year — to commit to bold and lofty ideas. We do this of course because we valorize…

  11. The best strategies to boost your willpower — backed by science

    The intelligent want self-control; children want candy. — Rumi

  12. You are born to resist temptations- here’s how

    What is willpower: The ability to do what really matters, even when it’s difficult. — Kelly McGonigel .

  13. The two best strategies to measure your productivity [and constantly increase it]

    What do you think separates the most productive people you know from others?

  14. Flow: A productive antidote to anxiety and boredom

    How to be happy and productive regardless of the situation

  15. Forge these [2+3] habits to guarantee massive productivity

    The pattern of massive productivity …

  16. Why you must embrace trauma

    Massive growth requires a transition through trauma.

  17. Bulletproof willpower: Three lessons from the titans

    Willpower isn’t something that gets handed out to some and not to others. It is a skill you can develop through understanding and practice…

  18. How to resist temptations and overcome procrastination — a willpower hack that works almost 100%…

    The intelligent want self-control; children want candy. — Rumy

  19. The art of high-value productivity: Three lessons from Woody Allen

    Task-Productivity VS high-value productivity and what matters in the end…

  20. How the internet is tearing your focus apart and 3 ways to claim your focus back

    Focus is a habit of mind that you can make it or break it through your habits. Learn how …

  21. The Talent Code: Greatness isn’t born. It’s grown and here’s how

    Learn the secrets of cultivating world-class skills…

  22. The 5 elements of a captivating writing

    What is style, after all, but the effective use of words to engage the human mind? — Steven Pinker

  23. Make It Stick: The science of successful learning

    Here’s 5 techniques discovered by neuroscience that drastically accelerate your learning

  24. Here’s how to swiftly make habits that stick

    The power of catalysts in habit formation

  25. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

    Have you ever noticed those geeks, geniuses, and world-class achievers while thinking to yourself, gosh, if only I had such talents, or if…

  26. Steve Jobs: Core lessons on leadership

    The best thing about reading biographies and the very reason why I love biographies are the lessons you can learn from the bests. Having a…

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