Have you ever asked someone for advice on how to do something, and what they tell you to do is just as unclear as your original goal? Like asking someone how to be more attractive in dating and being told to be more confident. My friend might be able to turn on the confidence switch, … Continue reading I Don’t Know the Steps
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Speed Reading Evaluation
The promise of speed reading is alluring, but does it work? For questions like these, I have a coterie of self-help experts (1) whose opinions I trust, or at least trust to get me pointed in the right direction. Some (Steve Pavlina, Tim Ferriss) are huge fans of speed reading. Others focus more on the … Continue reading Speed Reading Evaluation
Doing More in Less Time
There are a handful of skills that end up forming the backbone of most projects and domains you could care to imagine: reading, typing, writing, reasoning, searching for information, developing an understanding of new concepts, applying those concepts, making decisions, forming opinions (note: this list is not intended to be exhaustive so much as a … Continue reading Doing More in Less Time
The Pragmatic Philosopher 