March 19, 2016 63 Comments

Do You Have Low Omega-3 Levels?

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I currently have two main focuses in my life: Business and health.

Without money, you can’t do what you want.

And without health, you can’t live.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Fitness and Health, Practical Tips
November 15, 2015 76 Comments

15 Lessons Learned from Mikael Syding

Mikael Syding as seen on TV

We had just finished a 2-hour workout and got out of the gym.

—Now I was going to pick Mikael’s brain: was he going to head a new billion-dollar hedge fund, take one of the CEO positions he had been offered, or maybe become a full-time angel investor? It was not an easy decision to make. . .Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Breaking out of Homeostasis, Discipline & Willpower, Fitness and Health, Miscellaneous, Motivation, Philosophy, Practical Tips, Psychology, Self-Development, Studying Successful People
September 22, 2015 80 Comments

Success is Hard: 7 Evolutionary Mismatches You Must Overcome

evolutionary mismatch - blakeThe 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…

Filed Under: Breaking out of Homeostasis, Fitness and Health, Lifestyle, Practical Tips, Self-Development
July 19, 2015 58 Comments

How to Become Smarter: Improve Your Decision-making with These 10 Clever Principles

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From: The commonplace of Sir Sunström.

Section: Checklists.

Topic: 10+ decision-making principles.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Philosophy, Practical Tips
January 5, 2015 74 Comments

How to Write Your Strategic Objective

strategic objective goalI don’t want to be a product of my environment.

. . . And neither do you.

I want my environment to be a product of ME.

. . . And so do you.

Because I feel this way I have now put together my strategic objective for 2015. I have created two copies of my strategic objective; one for my commonplace andContinue Reading…

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September 27, 2014 68 Comments

How to Create Passion And Become Successful (but not at everything)

passion and successI hung out with Mikael of MikaelSyding.com a couple of days ago. We were discussing the topic of success, when Mikael said something smart.  Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Philosophy, Practical Tips
July 8, 2014 49 Comments

The Secret To How You Can Get the Benefits of Being An Expert Without Putting in 10000 Hours

Our society is obsessed with so-called experts.become an expert withot putting in 10000 hours2

From a young age, you are told to “study this” or “do that”.

You’re told to apply to this college or that university.

You’re told to get this degree or that certification.

Then… Some day… you will be an expert in your field.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Practical Tips, Psychology, Self-Development
May 26, 2014 57 Comments

Become Someone Worth Helping

457569270_434a85ae08_oSome people think that the world is out to get them, and that there’s some kind of organized conspiracy going on by unknown bad guys, to keep them from rising up.

Are they right?Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Practical Tips, Psychology