As a parent of two young kids, I've seen firsthand the power of routines and rules to help them regulate sleep and develop healthy habits. Unfortunately, when it comes to my own life, I see a haphazard pattern that is more reactive to what's going [...]
Smart people know that time is money. Wise people understand that time is more valuable than money and with the fast-paced world we're in, time is more valuable than ever. But if we look hard at how we spend our time, we might find that [...]
consider ... getting more sleep? But of course, your hesitancy to start your day is likely more involved than getting more sleep. I've been re-reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (free MIT version) and the following passage struck me: "In the morning, when you rise unwillingly, [...]
Most people wish for extra time in the day to complete everything they want to accomplish. The proactive ones manage time. The effective ones, according to The Power of Full Engagement, manage energy to best use the 24-hours we have each day. But what does [...]
You're on a great routine - eating well, sleeping enough, going to the gym regularly. Then, like clockwork, life gets in the way. Work gets too busy, you get injured or kids come into your life and your routine goes out the window. When this [...]
Have you ever finished a book and found it so useful that you wished you read it much earlier on in your life? I read on average 1-2 books a week (the silver lining to a long commute to work). Most of the books, I read once, glean [...]
You're tired. You don't need Arianna Huffington, the government, or me to tell you why it's important to get better sleep. You know you need it but have trouble getting enough of it. Maybe you have too much to do, maybe it's restlessness or insomnia or maybe you [...]
(Lying in bed awake) Me: (to myself) I really need to sleep, I have to wake up early tomorrow morning. I don't believe it's already 2:21am. I am only going to get 3.6 hours of sleep... (more time passes) Me: (to myself) Why can't I sleep? [...]
Right now, I am sitting in my room in Bali overlooking some rice paddies and doing ... nothing. I guess that's not entirely accurate since I'm typing this blog post but you get what I mean. I don't remember the last time I just relaxed like [...]
If you think sleep is a luxury for people with nothing to do, this article is for you. In our society today, sleep has become equated with the lazy and we view those who can function with 4 or less hours of sleep as superheroes or [...]
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