David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start & Design for Hackers.
Have you ever been really excited about a book you were reading, only to realize – as you tried to describe it to someone – that you had NO IDEA what it was actually about? This happened to me all of the time, until I realized I was reading the wrong way.
Nick Gray is the founder of Museum Hack. Museum Hack makes super fun museum tours such as the “Un-Highlights Tour,” the “Badass Bitches Tour,” and the “Big Gay Met.”
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Many people think their productivity struggle is one of managing their time. In reality, it’s more a struggle of managing their mind. In this mini-episode, I introduce my framework for Mind Management: using knowledge from behavioral science, psychology, and neuroscience to work with the subtle fluctuations of your mind. keep on reading »
Laura Roeder is the founder of Edgar, which is (or maybe I should say “who is”) a social media automation tool. Edgar helps you create a library of social media updates that you can schedule to repeat.
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When I wrote my first book, Design for Hackers, I came across a strange phenomenon. keep on reading »
Entrepreneurs aim to create new things that people want. To do this, you need to be able to distinguish between the “stuff” and the “things” in the world. Everything that exists is really just “stuff” turned into “things.”
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Adrian Holovaty has learned the hard way that he wants to retain control of his business. After selling Everyblock, Adrian watched in horror as it was later shut down without warning.
To me, “traveling” is like licking a filet mignon: you get a taste, but you don’t get nourishment. That’s why I prefer to live “mini lives.” I just live my normal life in a different city, for an extended period of time.
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After getting fired from her job, Saya Hillman made a list of things she wanted to get paid to do. 11 years later, she’s made all of those things a reality. She gets paid to play board games, do improv, or scrapbook, for example. keep on reading »
Am I the only one who is tired of the narrative about work today? Does anyone else yawn when they hear someone drone on about validation, A/B testing, and “optimization?” Would you be happier to enjoy what you do, and simply love Monday mornings, than you would be to pretend that you’re “crushin’ it?”
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