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 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 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 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 MoreI get stuck a lot. I get stuck writing, editing, making slides, doing designs, replying to email. I get stuck anytime I want to get something right. My friend Stefan suggested I try a different...
Read MoreMan, I hate to-do lists. Checking off finished tasks feels good, but the glow of accomplishment masks an ugly truth: Most to-dos are just reactions to other people’s priorities, not mine. And no matter how...
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 MoreI used Headspace for 400 days and all I got was this lousy sense of clarity and well-being Supposedly, meditation recharges your brain and boosts your ability to focus. Supposedly, it makes you calmer and...
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...
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