(L-R) Carl, Dennis, Mike, Al, Brian Defeating the dopamine chase requires focused awareness of whatever you're doing in the here and now....

In Taming the Molecule of More, I describe my 2017-18 achievement: I read no news. You think that means that I read less news. Nope. I...

That's where I stashed the chandelier. Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute on the iconic series The Office, is famous, wealthy, and...

What is real and in your arms is no match for what you imagine. Gatsby: right problem, wrong answer. Hope, as they say, floats. We carry...

Like this. Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible...

The surprising answer: You have more power than you think. "Enough about what I think of me. What do you think of me?" The key factor to...

Love at first sight (LAFS, seriously) is a dopamine action: it's a pleasing mismatch between our expectations and our excitement about a...

My friend, April Shprintz. More at DrivenOutcomes.com . A few years ago, I was teaching a multi-day speechwriting seminar at Georgetown....

Ol' Blue Eyes is back. Create a table with four categories: 1. Urgent and important (Do now) 2. Important but not urgent (Schedule)...

I will not buy this record. It is scratched. Think about the opposite of what you’re trying to achieve. Instead of asking how to solve a...

Your brain is not like a computer hard drive. It's better... because it lies. When you save a computer file, it changes only when you...

Here's a simple one. The next time you're in a room that you spend a lot of time in--maybe the room you're in right now--do this little...

This isn't as specific as I usually post here, but the sentiment is a powerful rule for making in-the-moment choices.

The next time you are thinking about an impulse purchase, do this: Instead of walking around asking yourself if you should buy it, grab...

Get up and go. Now. When you feel blue or outright depressed, when you feel anxious or worried, or when you feel beaten down by the...

I exercise every day. I'm not an exercise guy. I hate it, and the only reason I do it is for my health--that, and because a doctor told...

Brian Wilson at the piano. Brian Wilson has passed away. He was one of my creative heroes. Each is unique; Brian, because he couldn't...