Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyThe Best Self-Improvement Advice: 256 ways to be a Better HumanA Directory of Advice That Actually Gets You Closer to Your Goals — One of the goals of the Better Humans publication is to develop a comprehensive collection of well-tested advice for every self-improvement topic. That might take us years, or even decades. For now, here are our best 256+ articles, along with some commentary about how the articles could work for you. …Self Improvement22 min readSelf Improvement22 min read
Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyReplace Your To-Do List With Interstitial Journaling To Increase ProductivityA new journaling tactic that immediately kills procrastination and boosts creative insights. — Here’s the basic idea: instead of tracking your work with a to-do list, track your work with a journal. For this tactic, journaling in Evernote or Notepad is fine. A paper journal would be fine too. The difference is going to come down to taste — the journal option that…Productivity15 min readProductivity15 min read
Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyThe Optimal iPhone Settings and Best Apps for Productivity, Focus, and HealthConfigure Your iPhone to Work for You, Not Against You — The iPhone could be an incredible tool, but most people use their phone as a life-shortening distraction device. However, if you take the time to follow the steps in this article you will be more productive, more focused, and — I’m not joking at all — live longer. Practically every…Productivity75 min readProductivity75 min read
Published in 3 Min Read·Jan 12Medium embraces MastodonThe fediverse is a breath of fresh air for writers and social media — Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm to help our authors, publications and readers find a home in the fediverse. Mastodon is an emerging force for good in social media and we are excited to join this community. We think the mission of Medium — to deepen people’s…Mastodon3 min readMastodon3 min read
Published in 3 Min Read·Dec 5, 2022Boosting the boostUpdates for authors on Medium’s tools and Partner Program — When I joined Medium a few months ago, I made a point to say that I’d be focused on tools and quality writing. This is how I said it: I’m coming to Medium to double down on our publishing tools on behalf of authors and to double down on the…Medium4 min readMedium4 min read
Dec 5, 2022How to plan a company offsitePlanning a company offsite can be a great way to build team morale and improve collaboration among employees. Here are some steps you can follow to plan a successful offsite. This is everything you need to know in order to plan the perfect company offsite. Well, actually, this just one…Gpt 38 min readGpt 38 min read
Nov 24, 2022How to Plan a Company OffsiteLearn based on the best articles on Medium. — This is an experiment to pick a single topic, Company Offsites and Retreats, and then curate and organize the best Medium articles on that topic. Help me keep it up to date by leaving feedback. What did you learn? Are there any Medium articles that you would recommend for this…Offsite9 min readOffsite9 min read
Published in Better Humans·Oct 20, 2022It’s not enough to be right.Issue #281 of the Better Humans Newsletter. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — There’s some writing advice that I heard from Tim Ferriss but I think is attributed to Neil Strauss. It is roughly: “Write the first draft for yourself. The second for your fans. The third for the haters.” That’s just a catchy way of saying that you need to do separate…Better Humans Newsletter3 min readBetter Humans Newsletter3 min read
Published in Better Humans·Oct 13, 2022An incomplete guide to finding trustworthy advice.Issue #280 of the Better Humans Newsletter. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — I’ve been in a lot of conversations at work about what makes for a valuable article. I don’t mean money valuable, I mean valuable to the reader. The easiest to judge is whether an article was entertaining. But the hardest to judge is whether an article made the reader a…4 min read4 min read
Published in Better Humans·Oct 5, 2022When to trust yourself instead of best practices.Issue #279 of the Better Humans Newsletter. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — I hope this is a newsletter that will make Mike Sturm happy because I often think about and reference his article on falsification mindsets. Mike articulates the idea that since changing your mind is hard and rare, you should develop a systematic way to do that. That system, a falsification…Better Humans Newsletter3 min readBetter Humans Newsletter3 min read
