Last Updated: June 19, 2020
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Most Popular Articles:
- I had an Existential Crisis! (+7 Ways to Positively Navigate Yours)
- 10 Life (& Work) Hacks from “Essentialism” (Book Summary)
- “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” (Book Summary)
- Slow Living 101: What is Slow Living?
- 3 Profound Life Lessons from “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace
- On Enlightenment: 3 Meanings of the “Chop Wood, Carry Water” Zen Quote
- Marie Kondo’s “KonMari Method” Checklist: 5-Step Decluttering Cheat Sheet
Top Premium Posts:
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- How to Find Meaning in Life with “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl (+ 2 Infographics)
- How to Slow Down with “In Praise of Slowness” by Carl Honoré (+ Infographic)
- How to Adjust your Unconscious Default Setting with “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace (+ Infographic)
- How to Grow Spiritually with “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer (+ Infographic)
- How to Pick a Path & Make Progress by Combining “Essentialism” & “Atomic Habits” (+ Infographic)
- How to Better Understand Your Brain: Connecting “The Golden Circle” by Simon Sinek & “The Three Layers of Behavior Change” by James Clear (+ Infographic)
- How to Reach Self-Actualization & Be a Healthy Self-Actualizer (+ 2 Infographics)
- Stream of Consciousness: Do You Live Life, or Does Life Live You?
- Stream of Consciousness: Can you be Selfish AND Save the World?
Top Posts with Practical Tips:
- My Buy Nothing Year: How I Bought NO Clothing for a Year & 5 Things I Learned
- How to Start a Slow Living Lifestyle (10 Ways to Get Started)
- 10 Slow Travel Tips for Your Next Adventure
- Digital Minimalism Defined & 10 Digital Declutter Tips
- Too busy? 10 Tips for Slowing Down & Becoming Unbusy
- 7 Unbusy Tips for the Daily Work Grind (Reader Q&A)
- Timeboxing: The #1 Productivity Hack for Actually Doing Your To-Do List (+ 10 Timeboxing Tips)
- Decluttering 101: How to Declutter Your Home Crash Course (12 tips, methods, and approaches)
Slow Living Post Series:
- Slow Living 101: What is Slow Living?
- Slow Living 201: A Deep Dive into Slow Living & The Slow Movement
- Slow Living 301: How to Start a Slow Living Lifestyle
- Bonus: What is Downshifting? How to Transition into Simple Living
Busyness Post Series:
- Busyness 101: Why are we SO BUSY in Modern Life? (7 Hypotheses)
- Busyness 201: A Brief History of Work & BUSY in America
- Busyness 301: The Future of BUSY, Work & Leisure
- Bonus: Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy?
Happiness Post Series:
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- Happiness 101: The Beginner’s Guide for How to be Happy (Money, Simplicity, Relationships, Culture)
- Happiness 201: The Advanced Guide for How to be Happy Psychologically (Expectations, Practice, Choice, Purpose)
- Happiness 301: The Master’s Guide for How to be Happy Spiritually (Presence, Letting Go, Transcendence, Joy)
Ikigai Post Series:
- The Truth about Ikigai: Definitions, Diagrams & Myths about the Japanese Life Purpose
- Life Purpose Showdown: Ikigai vs the Hedgehog Concept by Jim Collins
- Ikigai 2.0: Evolving the Ikigai Diagram for Life Purpose (& Why and How it Needs to be Redesigned)
- My Ikigai 2.0 — A Detailed Personal Ikigai Example of How to Find Your Life Purpose
- “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” (Book Summary)
- How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose: “Awakening Your Ikigai” by Ken Mogi (Book Summary)
Synthesis Post Series:
An attempt to better articulate what I do.
- “So, what do you do?” An Introduction to Synthesis, Integration, Interdisciplinarity, & More
- Synthesizers: Why the Future Belongs to the Idea Connectors
- Combinatorial Creativity: The Art of “New” Ideas & Why Everything is a Remix
Top Book Summaries:
- 10 Life (& Work) Hacks from “Essentialism” (Book Summary)
- A Deep Look at “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle (Book Summary #1)
- A Deep & Detailed Summary of “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl (Book Summary)
- The World’s Timeless Wisdom from “Stillness is the Key” by Ryan Holiday (Book Summary)
- 10 Life-Transforming Themes from “Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu (Book Summary)
- An In-Depth Look at “Goodbye, Things” by Fumio Sasaki (Book Summary)
- How to Build Better Habits with “Atomic Habits” by James Clear (Book Summary)
- The Spiritual Hero’s Journey of a Lifetime: “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse (Book Summary)
- 20 Conscious Themes from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer (Book Summary)
- A Tough Love Approach to Spirituality: “Awareness” by Anthony de Mello (Book Summary)
- The Slow Movement: “In Praise of Slowness” by Carl Honoré (Book Summary)
- 9 Top Themes from “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (Book Summary)
- 35 Human Learnings from “The Lessons of History” by Will & Ariel Durant (Book Summary)
- How to Live a Good Life according to “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius (Book Summary)
- Learning to Live before you Die: “On the Shortness of Life” by Seneca (Essay Summary)
- A Handbook for Living: “Enchiridion” by Epictetus (Book Summary)
Top Posts about Quotes:
Really want to go deep? Check out this page with 500+ of my favorite quotes of all-time.
- 45 Lifelong Learning Quotes that will Inspire You to be a Student of Life
- 25+ Art of Living Quotes to Inspire the Ultimate “Work” of our Lives
- 11 Daily Life Quotes to Set Your Perspective Every Morning in 1 Minute
- 19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019
- 15 Legendary Themes & 75 Quotes from “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
- 10 Purposeful Themes & 25 Top Quotes from “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl
- 40 Marcus Aurelius Quotes, 7 Deep Questions, & More from “Meditations”
- 50 Profound Quotes & 5 Deep Questions from “The Lessons of History”
- 30+ Sadhguru Quotes from the Yogi, Mystic & Visionary on Seeking, Inner Engineering, & More
- 15 Timeless Thoughts from Naval Ravikant + 50 Naval Quotes on Peace, Happiness, the Meaning of Life, & More
Top Posts about Money:
- FIRE 101: A Beginner’s Guide to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)
- How Much Income is Enough Money for Well-Being, According to Research?
- The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can Save More)
- Money Showdown: Average American Spending vs Sloww’s Household Expenses (& How we Cut our Spending 30% in a Year!)
- Is the American Dream Waking Up? The Truth about Social Mobility in the US
- What is Geographic Arbitrage & 7 Interesting Ideas to Get Started
- Lifestyle Inflation: The Danger of “I Deserve This”
Top Posts About Work:
- Post-Workism & Total Work: 5 Future Scenarios when the Religion of Work Loses Followers
- Total Work: When Humans are Transformed into Workers and Nothing Else (Were we Born only to Work?)
- The Busy Spectrum (High Busyness): What You Need to Know about Workism & Hustle Porn
- The Busy Spectrum (Low Busyness): What You Need to Know about Bullshit Jobs & Performative Busyness
- Thought Experiment: What if You Only Had a 15-Hour Workweek?
Posts about Life Purpose:
Wondering about my recommended purpose approach? See the ikigai post series above!
- Start Here: What is Your Purpose in Life? 10 Deep Thoughts to Guide Your Hero’s Journey to Finding Life Purpose
- And Here: I Searched “Life Purpose” and Read 100+ Articles (Literally). Here are the Highlights for a Meaningful Life.
- Spiritual Approach: Your Purpose on “A New Earth” (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #2)
- Religious Approach: Eternal Purpose: “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren (Book Summary)
- Vocation Approach: On Vocation, True Self, & the Inner Journey: “Let Your Life Speak” by Parker J. Palmer (Book Summary)
- Existentialist Approach: Authenticity & Your Self: “The Existentialist’s Survival Guide” (Book Summary)
- Commencement Speech Approach: 3 Life Themes from the Most Viewed Commencement Speeches
- Simple Approach: Life Purpose: “The Crossroads of Should and Must” by Elle Luna (Book Summary)
- Inspirational Short Story: Edit Your Purpose: The Story of the Cracked Pot
- Inspirational Perspectives: 20 Life Purpose Perspectives from Oprah’s “The Path Made Clear” (Book Summary)
- Mortality Approach: Write Your Own Eulogy — Then Live Up To It
- “How-to” Create Purpose Approach: Create Your Life Purpose with the Why Discovery Process from “Find Your Why” by Simon Sinek (Book Summary)
More Personal Favorites:
- The Rise of Wise Podcasting — 10 Intellectual Podcasts to Think Deeply, Boost Knowledge, & Live Better
- The Modern Art of Living: With Great Choice comes Great Responsibility
- My All-Time Top 3 Learnings from Maria Popova of Brain Pickings
- The Definition & Next Evolution of “Simple Living, High Thinking”
- 24 Characteristics of the Self-Actualizing Transcender (Maslow Theory Z Summary)
- 50+ Deep Perspectives on Humanity’s Underlying & Ultimate Challenge (Hint: Ourselves)
- Humanity is a Teenager — We Will Evolve Through Simplicity
- Humanity’s Evolution to “A New Earth” (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #3)
