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Why You Shouldn’t Be So Hard On Yourself

April 24, 2014 in Stories

Why is it so hard to take all your stuff, box it up , and move it a few blocks down the street? Last week, I moved from my first apartment in Boston (with roommates) and settled into my own place. Sounds peaceful, doesn’t it? Not as much as you might think. Just the physical […]

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The Email Management System That Saved My Life

February 28, 2014 in Productivity

Managing our inbox is harder than it’s ever been. In fact, just typing in “email management” yields 2.1 BILLION search results. Don’t believe me?  It’s getting ugly, folks! It seems like large parts of our day are consumed with email: thinking about it, organizing it and responding to it. In response to this surge, entire […]

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When “Just Do It” Isn’t The Answer

February 26, 2014 in Exercise

Nike loves to make me feel horrible. For the second consecutive day in a row, the low is 10 degrees and you know what — sometimes, I just don’t feel like moving. But then I see commercials like this, and at 6am, with the brutal cold rattling my bones, somehow, I muster the energy to […]

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Wow! 80% of Hack the Habit Participants Achieved Their Goal

February 22, 2014 in Exercise

  Some of you may not be aware that, behind the scenes, I’ve been running a private invitation-only program called Hack the Habit, where a small group of HtS readers are collaborating with accountability partners to change their behaviors and install one new habit in 30 days. The first group just finished, and the results […]

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How I Would Succeed If I Started With Nothing

February 19, 2014 in Make Money

Earlier this week, we talked about what it would be like to lose everything, and I told you that only one mindset is essential for building yourself back up. Gratitude. If you’re grateful for what you have, even at your lowest moments, you can overcome any obstacle. Even the seemingly insurmountable ones. Many of you […]

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