Articles

You can find my best articles on topics like decision-making, habits, and self-discipline below. Scroll down to browse them by date and title. They are listed in reverse chronological order with my newest articles at the top and my oldest ones at the bottom.

2020

February 21st : How to Have a Peaceful Mind
February 14th : Deliberate Consequences: How To Make Bad Habits Unappealing
February 7th : Social Pressure: How to Use Conformity to Break Bad Habits
January 31st : Bright-Line Rules: How to Banish Bad Habits
January 24th : Replacement Habits: How to Turn Bad Habits Into Good Ones
January 14th : Urge Surfing: How to Break Bad Habits with Mindfulness
January 10th : Cue Elimination: How to Break Bad Habits the Easy Way
January 3rd : Pointing and Calling: How to Track Your Bad Habits

2019

December 17th : How to Make 2020 Your Best Year Ever
December 13th : Habit Tracking: How to Make Progress Toward Your Goals
December 6th : Intermittent Reinforcement: How to Get Addicted to Good Habits
November 28th : Reinforcement: How to Make Your Habits Stick
November 22nd : Social Influence: How to Easily Build Good Habits
November 14th : Commitment Devices: The Best Way to Stick to Your Habits
November 8th : Flow: How to Create Habits the Fun & Easy Way
October 31st : Environment Design: How to Create Habits the Easy Way
October 25th : Habit Stacking: How to Create Powerful Daily Routines
October 18th : If-Then Planning: How to Make Good Habits Stick
October 11th : The Rider and the Elephant: How to Get Motivated
October 4th : Keystone Habits: How to Change Your Life the Easy Way
September 27th : Mindset: How to Be Successful in Life
September 20th : Antifragility: How to Thrive in Chaos
September 13th : Margin of Safety: How to Protect Yourself From Costly Mistakes
September 6th : Newton’s Laws of Motion: How to Increase Your Productivity
August 30th : Entropy: How to Get Your Life in Order
August 23rd : Fight or Flight: How to Make Good Decisions Under Stress
August 16th : Evolution by Natural Selection: How to Win the Game of Life
August 8th : Incentives: How to Motivate People
August 2nd : The Eisenhower Matrix: How to Be More Productive
July 25th : The 80/20 Principle: How to Prioritize Effectively
July 19th : The Map is Not the Territory: How to Improve Your Judgment
July 12th : System 1 and System 2: How to Think Better
June 20th : The Slippery Slope Fallacy: How to Spot Unreasonable Assumptions
June 14th : The Middle Ground Fallacy: How to Avoid Irrational Compromises
June 7th : The False Cause Fallacy: How to Avoid Making Irrational Assumptions
May 31st : Bias Blind Spot: How to Avoid Irrational Overconfidence
May 24th : Anchoring Bias: How to Avoid Irrational Conclusions
May 17th : Loss Aversion: How to Avoid Costly Mistakes
May 10th : Survivorship Bias: How to Avoid Bad Advice
May 3rd : Self-Serving Bias: How to Avoid Irrational Overconfidence
April 26th : Confirmation Bias: How to Avoid Errors in Judgment
April 19th : Compounding: How to Create Massive Change in Your Life
April 12th : Algorithms: How to Program Yourself for Good Decisions
April 5th : Homeostasis: How to Enable Big Changes in Your Life
March 28th : Conformity: How to Become Who You Want to Be
March 22nd : Nudging: How to Effortlessly Make Better Decisions
March 14th : Hanlon’s Razor: How to Be Less Judgmental and More Empathetic
March 8th : Occam’s Razor: How to Be a Better Problem Solver
March 1st : Multiplying by Zero: How to Avoid Crucial Mistakes in Life
February 22nd : Bayesian Thinking: How to Improve Your Understanding of the World
February 15th : Inversion: How to Avoid Being Stupid
January 25th : Opportunity Cost: How to Make Better Choices in Life
January 18th : The Circle of Competence: How to Be a Winner
January 11th : Second-Level Thinking: How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

2018

December 27th : This is How to Make 2019 Your Best Year Ever
December 14th : The Fallacy Fallacy: How to Avoid Poor Reasoning About Poor Reasoning
December 7th : The Planning Fallacy: How to Be Productive and Efficient
November 30th : The Appeal to Authority Fallacy: How To Avoid Getting Fooled By Expert Opinion
November 23rd : The Appeal to Popularity Fallacy: How to Think Independently
November 16th : First Principles Thinking: How To Solve Difficult Problems
November 9th : The False Dilemma Fallacy: How to Avoid Getting Tricked Into Poor Choices
November 2nd : The Sunk Cost Fallacy: How to Make Better Decisions by Cutting Losses
October 26th : The Dunning-Kruger Effect: How to Avoid Stupid Overconfidence
October 12th : The Hasty Generalization Fallacy: How to Avoid Poor Conclusions
October 5th : This is How to Be Happy & Productive with “Flow Habits”
September 28th : Availability Bias: How to Avoid Irrational Fear and Poor Decisions
September 20th : Hyperbolic Discounting: How to Stop Procrastinating
September 13th : Status Quo Bias: How to Avoid Getting Stuck in Your Old Ways
September 5th : This is How to Optimize Your Life with a Habit Calendar

2017

August 22nd : How to Be Mindful: A Simple Guide to Present Moment Awareness
August 15th : How to Move More: A Simple Guide to Physical Activity
August 8th : How to Eat Healthy: A Simple Guide to Good Nutrition
August 1st : How to Sleep Better: A Simple Guide to Deep Recovery
July 25th : This is How to Stop Putting Things Off
July 18th : This is How to Be Charismatic: 3 Secrets From Research
June 6th : This is How to Overcome Procrastination
April 19th : This is How to Master Your Habits: Secrets From Research
March 21st : 48 Tiny Habits That Will Make You Awesome
February 28th : This is How to Do Things You Don’t Want to Do
February 14th : This is How to Stop Dreaming and Start Doing
February 7th : This is How to Grow Your Grit: 5 Secrets From Research

2016

December 6th : This is How to Create a New Habit: 5 Secrets From Research
November 15th : This is How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure
November 1st : This is How to Stick to Your Habits, Backed by Research
October 18th : This is the Most Fun Way to Get Started With a New Habit
October 4th : A Powerful Hack to Become Who You Want to Be, Backed by Research
September 27th : This is the Best Way to Realize Your Full Potential, Backed by Research
September 20th : This is the 1 Thing Successful People Do Differently
September 13th : This is How to Be a Remarkable Person
September 6th : This is How to Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
August 2nd : This is How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life
July 26th : This is How to Get Better at What You Do, Every Single Day
July 19th : This is How to Overcome Perfection: The Power of “The Shitty First Draft”
July 12th : This is the #1 Way to Become Who You Want to Be
July 5th : This is the Best Way to Change Your Habits
June 28th : This is the Fastest Way to Improve Your Life
April 19th : Forget About Motivation. Focus on This Instead.
April 5th : This is the Best Way to Stick to Your Goals
March 22nd : The Tortoise Mindset: How Slow & Steady Wins the Race of Life
March 8th : How to Deal With Pain: First & Second Darts
March 1st : How to Deal With Emotional Problems: Getting to Know Your Two Minds
February 16th : The Power of Small Wins: Why Celebrating Your Progress is Crucial for Long-Term Success
February 2nd : How to Conduct a Weekly Planning Session

2015

July 6th : Your Mind is a Suggestion Box
June 15th : You Are Not Your Thoughts

2014

October 16th : Fake It Till You Make It: Accomplish Anything You Want by Acting “As If”
September 18th : How to Change Your Habits by Changing Your Environment
August 28th : How to Educate Yourself & Unleash Your Creativity
March 19th : How to Improve Yourself: 50 Ways to Kick Ass in All Areas of Life
February 26th : 23 Books That Will Change Your Life – Chosen By Personal Development Experts

2013

November 1st : How to Practice Mindfulness: A Beginners Guide
August 12th : How to Breathe Properly – A (Surprisingly Important) Complete Guide