The rules I followed and the results I got — Last year, I did a 30-day writing challenge where I published a full-fledged article each day. Why, you may ask? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Of course, that’s the same explanation a hungover, concussed college student would give for trying to jump over the table…

Here’s why size doesn’t matter. — I was about to go on stage before a hundred of my peers, presenting a workshop idea to them. Many people had lined up to present their ideas, and only a few of those ideas would be chosen by popular vote. As I was listening to the people on stage…

Introducing: the Art of Aligned Productivity — I’m done with productivity as usual. Or at least I’d like to be. What is sold to us as productivity is often about frantically getting more and more things done, without feeling more fulfilled. …

It helps you avoid the hidden danger of consistency — A few years into my writing journey, I started to feel like I was on a hamster wheel. Now, when I was a child, I learned something important about the hamster wheel. Back then, I had a pair of hamsters — Maxi and Moritz. Once a day, I would let…

We’re upping the ante, will you join us? — You might have noticed the recent changes in Better Humans, such as our new About Page and changes in the editorial team. (Tony Stubblebine and Terrie Schweitzer are busy making Medium awesome, so I have taken over as the main editor for Better Humans on behalf of the Coach.me team…

How to channel your inner hydra and become unstoppable. — Many years ago, my brother told me a joke: “Sometimes, life gives you a high-five. In the face. With a chair. Made out of steel. Twice.” Sometimes, life is like that. (In fact, it describes some aspects of my last year rather accurately.) Ideally, we want to turn adversity into…

Herbivore writers, unite! Mutual support coming in 3–2–1. — “Every person I have met who has gone vegan says it is the best decision they have ever made.” — Lewis Hamilton I don’t have much in common with Lewis Hamilton, the British Formula One racing champion. I don’t much care about cars. Or Formula One. And yet, upon finding…