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  Why Quirky Rituals Help Us Perform Better

  Pre-performance rituals have been a long-standing secret for many to perform under pressure. Here's why.

  5 min read

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  What If Our Problems Were Puzzles

  Our knee-jerk reaction to problems is often seeing them as crises that need to be averted. What if we thought differently?

  5 min read

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  Observations From a Year of Running a Business

  I quit my job last year to run this blog full-time. Here's what I've observed so far.

  8 min read

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  How to Have More Time to Do What You Want

  Not enough time for the things you wish you could do? Here's how I find more time realistically.

  24 min read

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  We May Have Been Wrong About Ikigai

  The true meaning of Ikigai is not what the popular Venn diagram portrays. It's simpler than that.

  5 min read

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  Japanese Philosophies That’ll Help You Have a Work-Life Balance

  Feeling overworked? Here are 3 Japanese philosophies that'll help you establish a work-life balance.

  10 min read

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  How I Run My Weekly Newsletter

  A deep dive into the system that's been helping me publish a weekly newsletter for the past 4 years.

  17 min read

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  How I Get Hidden Discounts When Buying Online

  Here are five tricks I use to squeeze out hidden discounts when buying things online.

  11 min read

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  When Metrics Mislead the Way

  In a world obsessed with gaming targets, Goodhart's Law can lead us in the right direction.

  9 min read

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  How I Visualised and Wrote My First Book in 3 Months

  I wrote my first book this year. Here's a peek into my entire process and lessons for tackling ambitious projects.

  14 min read

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  The Art of Recharging Well with Datsuzoku

  Sometimes, we need a refreshing change in life. Datsuzoku can help you find one.

  6 min read

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  How I Made a Dumb Phone with iOS Focus Modes

  Turn your otherwise distracting phone into a focused tool with this setup.

  12 min read