4 Things I Learned From Sleeping 7 Hours a Night – LifeTest #2 Results
So how does it feel to sleep for 7 hours a night for 10 consecutive nights? I conducted my second LifeTest to see if consistently sleeping 7 hours a night would dramatically increase my mood,...
View ArticleLifeTest #3 – Wake Up One Hour Earlier
What’s the number one excuse people give for not pursuing their own awesome personal projects? “I don’t have enough time.” We spend 8-12 hours a day working at the office. When we get home, we barely...
View ArticleHow To Consistently Wake Up Early – LifeTest #3 Results
I’m blogging this at 6.43am. The sky is still semi-dark, the fan is whirring, and the world hasn’t woken up yet – perfect conditions for work. So far, I’ve showered, gotten ready for the office,...
View ArticleWhy You Should Command An Army of Personal Finance Robots
Picture this scenario: You’re 10 minutes late for work. You do a quick stop at the AXS machine, hoping to pay off your bills before sneaking quietly into the office. There’s like one old dude in front...
View Article2 Hacks To Help You Become Truly Valuable
I was at this seminar last week. This middle-aged guy comes up to the microphone and begins to speak. He’s the only dude on stage dressed in a shirt and slacks – everyone else is in jeans. He grasps...
View ArticleDestroy Procrastination Once And For All
A funny thing happens to Singaporean males whenever we hear the word “IPPT”. Our eyes glaze over and we shrug, and go, “Yeah, I should really train for that.” And then we go back to whatever we were...
View ArticleHow To Invest While Having A Life
First, a quick announcement: This Sunday, at 9am Singapore Time, I’m going to release Automatic Investing to the world. By this point you’re either really excited about it or are really tired of...
View ArticleHow An Experiment Saved My Life
You know that feeling when you’re browsing your Facebook feed, and you come across an article that TOTALLY VALIDATES whatever you’re doing in life? For some of you, it might be a no-nonsense article on...
View ArticleMake To-Do Lists That Actually Help You Get Stuff Done
(Pre-post note: A bunch of you were psyched about using Lift after last week’s post, so I decided to do a series of posts on apps that I’ve found useful.) Sooooo – let’s talk about to-do lists. What’s...
View ArticleUse This App To Sleep Your Way To The Top
Quick question: How many hours of sleep did you get last night? 6 hours? 7? 4.5? Some people are secretly proud that they don’t get much sleep, and they wear their sleep deprivation like a badge of...
View ArticleThe Power Of A Pause
Okkaayyy! As you know, I just came back from a 2-week vacay to the US of A. I spent some time with my girlfriend at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I drank delicious butterbeer, and bought one of...
View ArticleWhen Is It Ok To Obsess About Your Work?
Productivity gurus love to write about how we shouldn’t overwork ourselves. They’ll say things like, “If you stay late, you’re just being inefficient.” Or “there’s more to life than work”. And up till...
View ArticleWhat A Pre-Work Party Taught Me About Productivity
Last Friday, my iPhone alarm rang at 5am. I slammed it shut and rolled out of bed, feeling very sleepy and a little grumpy. But I headed straight to the shower because… I had to go party. You see, I...
View ArticleHow Hidden Persuaders Can Make Us Richer, Healthier and More Productive
How likely are you to eat a Hershey’s Kiss? Back in 2006, Cornell University researcher Brian Wansink and his colleagues James Painter and Yeon-Kyung Lee conducted an experiment to find out. For...
View ArticleDoing This Could Help You Leave The Office Earlier
It’s a brand new year! Let’s imagine that this year, you made a major resolution to improve the quality of your life. You’ve read all about the benefits of leaving work on time, so you hunker down and...
View ArticleA Simple Schedule Hack To Boost Your Productivity
Okay, I’m gonna ask you a question, and I want you to answer with the first thing that pops into your head: Where do you go when you wanna get some serious work done? Is it a cafe? A meeting room? The...
View ArticleUsing Facebook On The Toilet
First, let’s get this out of the way: We all use Facebook on the toilet. Don’t even try to deny it – I know you’ve done it. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I had a friend whose family kept a stash...
View ArticleHow An Experiment Saved My Life
You know that feeling when you’re browsing your Facebook feed, and you come across an article that TOTALLY VALIDATES whatever you’re doing in life? For some of you, it might be a no-nonsense article on...
View ArticleMake To-Do Lists That Actually Help You Get Stuff Done
(Pre-post note: A bunch of you were psyched about using Lift after last week’s post, so I decided to do a series of posts on apps that I’ve found useful.) Sooooo – let’s talk about to-do lists. What’s...
View ArticleUse This App To Sleep Your Way To The Top
Quick question: How many hours of sleep did you get last night? 6 hours? 7? 4.5? Some people are secretly proud that they don’t get much sleep, and they wear their sleep deprivation like a badge of...
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