Overthinking Everything

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People don't work as much as you think
There is a persistent idea that people work 40 hours a week. They don't, and if you try to do this it will break you. Here are some more reasonable…
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How to do everything
Many things that seem hard you actually just lack an easy insight into, and it's worth spending some time investigating what those insights might be.
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Using a list to manage executive function
I use a fairly well-developed todo list system to manage my workload during the day. Some of the details are unusual, so I thought it would be worth…
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Creative fury
The easiest way to make something is to be angry that it doesn't exist
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How to think about task estimation
Task estimation is hard because you don't actually know what task estimation is. Let me fix that for you.
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How to read more books
If you want to read more books, stop making excuses and just figure out more ways to read books. Here are some that work for me.
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This is important
It sounds mundane, or like I'm joking, but what I'm talking about is important and I want you to understand that.
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Labelling Feelings 101
Would you like to know about how feelings work? Because this is a long piece about how feelings work and how to recognise yours.
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You can't "solve" procrastination
Those who fail to learn from procrastination are doomed to repeat it.
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Two types of work
Crunchy work is hard because reality fights back. Squishy work is hard because people are complicated. The experience of doing each is more different…
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My (no-longer-)secret magical practice
In which I explain the esoteric magical discipline I practice, and invite you to join me in it. I also teach you a neat trick for avoiding writer's…
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Behaving as if you were trying to succeed
People have a weird habit of acting without caring if their actions work. They should stop doing that.
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