Prompts and questions to help you journal better
by It has been several years of on and off journaling, but recently, I finished my first notebook full of notes. As I looked through, I …
Category: Critical thinking
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Three ways to improve your listening skills
Among my friends, I’m known as a good listener. But whenever my friends said that, I often wondered what it is that I did that …
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Seven things I wished I had learned earlier in my life
After Essential Habits, I am working on another book. One thing that interested me as I was doing research reading and going through online courses is …
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Advice and lessons from my favourite thinkers
One of the inspirations and who I would consider a mentor in my life, Shawn, always blows my mind. At one of his keynotes, there …
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My process for reading and absorbing information from books
Over the years of reading numerous books, I have developed and refined my process for absorbing information from books. It took me an embarrassingly long …
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How to develop and use a personal library to improve yourself
A long time ago, before I started purchasing books, I read an article that said that there was a correlation between successful individuals and reading. …
How to lead a good life: six tips from Rolf Dobelli’s book The Art of the Good Life
Living the good life is what it is all about. But how do we do it? Is it through lots of money? Freedom? Happiness? What …
The benefits of creating a podcast
Back in the day, my friend Shawn Kanungo and I ran two podcasts, one after the other. The first was called The Dip, and featured interviews with …
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Eight things you can do when you fear the worst may happen
You cannot help it. Your boyfriend is out late and does not call, so you think that he cheating on you. Your boss schedules a …
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How to ‘kick’ start your creativity (or what I learned from Roger von Oech a creativity consultant)
The ‘kick’ is a reference to Roger von Oech’s book A kick in the seat of the pants. A patient goes to see a doctor and …