Last year this time I sat down and made a huge document of all possible things I could do. Then I prioritized them.
In the next days I will do the same.
I’m happy to say I’ve over-achieved my goal for 2020. Which makes me thinkContinue Reading…
January 13, 2021 32 Comments
New Year, New Thoughts for 2021
July 19, 2019 26 Comments
The 13 Minute Workout: How to Maintain Your Physique with Minimal Time Spent
[How I cut my total workout time in a third and even put on a lot of muscle.]
If you had asked me one year ago, “Ludvig, could you maintain your body by spending a third of the time in the gym, and barely even getting sore?” I would have flat out told you no.
Now, I’m not so sure.
Is it possible to put on weight, gain muscle, and stay in shape without adhering to long conventional workout routines? This has been the case for me the past 6 months.
Let me give you the rundown.Continue Reading…
February 25, 2019 13 Comments
The Thoreau Test: Can You Live on 6 Weeks’ Work?
“For more than five years I maintained myself thus solely by the labor of my hands, and I found, that by working about six weeks in a year, I could meet all the expenses of living. The whole of my winters, as well as most of my summers, I had free and clear for study.”
~Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau could live on 6 weeks of serious work per year.
Most likely, you cannot.
Because inflation has ruined your purchasing power and the median salary has not risen enough to compensate for this.
Also, taxes have increased. So you have to work a lot more.
To put that in perspective:
May 20, 2018 35 Comments
100 Lessons from Billionaires, Entrepreneurs, Investors, Authors, Philosophers… (and 2 years of podcasting)
In the last 2 years, my podcast “25 Minuter” with Mikael Syding
has got +280 reviews and +2M downloads.
This article will explain all my personal insights from doing the podcast, and the +100 lessons I learned from the 20 high-profile guests we’ve interviewed.
No fluff, just the good stuff.
Below: My personal lessons from podcasting for +2 years
Or skip to the +100 guest lessons: >>Here 1Continue Reading…
This has something for everyone. My advice is: Skim it over fast (5 min) then read the powerful stuff. ↩
May 20, 2018 28 Comments
How I Doubled My Creative Output for Less Than $30
The most important thing I’ve done for improving my life was creating my commonplace system.
Second to that, learning about the concept of Biological Prime Time (BPT) and structuring my days to do the most important work in those 3-4 hours.
Now, for this simple advice I’m about to share with you, it doesn’t rank as high, but it requires little effort and only a small cost.
Still, it might be the biggest life improvement I’ve made in the past 6 months.
So listen up and learn —Continue Reading…
January 14, 2017 51 Comments
October 26, 2015 73 Comments
Pounce on Opportunity & Sacrifice for Success (U.S Travels + Vlog w/ Kyle Eschenroeder of StartupBros)
It was my 5th day of the StartupBros Import Empire event and I was staying at the Marriott [as pictured above].
The Ritz-Carlton–where we stayed for the first 4 days–is better. It costs $350/night, for normal folks. . .
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September 22, 2015 82 Comments
Success is Hard: 7 Evolutionary Mismatches You Must Overcome
The other day I was at an alumni event from my university. It was really good, and I met some interesting, accomplished people.
–All of them twice my age or more.
There were maybe 80 people at the event, and I was the youngest one in attendance. I benefited greatly from this contrast.
Two other guys under 30 stood by themselves at a table all night, poundingContinue Reading…
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