If you want to make time for things that matter, the Busy Bandwagon—our modern culture of constant busyness—will tell you the answer is to do more. Get more done. Be more efficient. Set more goals...
Read MoreAccording to a 2016 study by the University of Michigan, Americans spend around eight hours in bed every night, as do folks in Britain, France, and Canada. But despite what seems like a decent amount...
Read MoreWhile working at Google, I created something I called a design sprint: basically a workweek redesigned from the ground up. For five days, a team would cancel all meetings and focus on solving a single...
Read MoreFrom the moment I clicked “Publish” two years ago, I’ve been uncomfortable with my post about ignoring the news. Not because it’s wrong, or because it’s bad advice. On the contrary, I think ignoring the...
Read MoreI am writing this on a Friday morning. Last night, I stayed out a little too late. I didn’t get enough sleep. I had one too many drinks. I ate dessert after dinner. The night...
Read MoreI’m a big fan of doing one thing at a time. This approach is powerful because, among other reasons, it works well at different “zoom levels” in life. I'll try to explain what I mean...
Read MoreIs it possible that wasting time can actually be a good use of time? A few weeks back, I was talking with my friend Nick Baum (founder of StoryWorth) about Make Time. He shared with...
Read MoreWhy my Google Pixel is better without Gmail, Chrome, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram… or even Google Back in 2014, after a few hundred thousand other people read about Jake’s Distraction-Free iPhone, I decided to try it...
Read MoreFill your calendar with stuff that matters to you, before others can fill it for you I just love an empty calendar. It promises something valuable and rare: Time. Time to think, to work, to...
Read MoreI gave up on to-do lists; here's the super simple way I plan my days Last year, I shared my One Big Thing philosophy. The idea is simple: Focusing on one big thing each day...
Read MoreWhen Jake and I talk with people about making their iPhone distraction-free, the conversation always starts with notifications: alerts, buzzes, beeps, pop-ups, and the million other things that try to steal your attention. Turning off...
Read MoreHere's what I use to stay focused on my work What’s the best to-do app? The most exquisite notepad and pen for taking notes and sketching? The finest watch? It’s not hard to find answers...
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