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Productive Procrastination

Everyone needs a mental break at some point during the day.  It’s biological: mammals are programmed to experience two intensely sleepy periods during the day, the first between 2 and 4 am, and the second between 1 and 3 pm. … Continue reading

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Hemingway’s Productivity Hack

One of the things I’ve made an effort to get good at is to do the little things as I notice them.  As soon as I notice something that needs to be picked up, or put away, or moved, or … Continue reading

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Steal This Idea: Matching Buyers and Sellers

Today, most marketplaces are extremely competitive, and markets for some goods are near perfect.  But, these marketplaces still rely on competition, pitting parties against each other.  What if we could use the abundance of information we have on consumers and … Continue reading

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Barely Hanging On? Count Backwards to Success

The explosion came from out of nowhere. Flames surround me. I couldn’t see through the glowing white light of burning magnesium. That’s how the “second half” of Dan Ariely’s life began.  After sustaining third degree burns to over 70% of … Continue reading

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