Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlySuperhuman Cognitive StaminaCognitive budget and maximum human potential. — People have a daily cognitive stamina that represents their ability to do any intellectual work. Every decision, big or small, every moment of mental focus, and every act of comprehension is part of your day’s cognitive stamina. Let’s call that your cognitive budget. When your stamina is drained, you revert…Productivity4 min read
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 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 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 read
Published in Better Humans·17 hours agoEveryone can be strategic with a bit more work.Issue #272 of the Better Humans Newsletter. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — A common progression at work is that you learn how to do a craft, you get good at that craft, you get given some management responsibility and then you get good at management. Well, nobody ever really gets good at management, but bear with me. That progression can happen in…3 min read
6 days agoNews about Medium StaffI shared this letter today with our entire Medium staff. Today we made the painful decision to reduce the size of the company by 29 people. These employees come from our operations, marketing, design and creator relations teams. The main message that I want to get across, and this is…3 min read
Published in Better Humans·Aug 10Accepting what drives you. Balancing that with health.Issue #271 of the Better Humans Daily. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — James Cham asked me about my favorite Medium pieces, “I’d be interested in the ones that you thought represented the potential of the [Medium] platform the most.” I have one answer at least. This is the article I’ve recommended to friends most often in the last two months: Creativity and…Better Humans Newsletter4 min read
Published in Better Humans·Aug 3With ritual, your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own lifeIssue #270 of the Better Humans Daily. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in…3 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jul 27The Better Humans newsletter is back!Issue #269 of the Better Humans Daily. Subscribe here for inspiration and knowledge. — Recently I stepped down as CEO of Coach.me and took over as CEO of Medium. If you followed me recently because of the Medium announcement, then you might not know what to expect from this newsletter. Here’s the deal: I come from a self-improvement background, my last company was in…4 min read
Jul 12Hello Medium readers, authors, editors and publishersI’m the new CEO. — There are so many different reasons to read Medium and so many different reasons to publish on Medium. We are a very large community consisting of hundreds of millions of readers and many thousands of authors. That is our strength. I know this because I’ve been deeply involved with Medium…3 min read
