10 Biggest Obstacles To Productivity And How To Overcome Them
Every day I struggle with the resistance to writing, and every day I lose the struggle … but then I beat the struggle. I lose more often than I win, but I win every day. And that’s what matters. Because we can’t get rid of the...
How To Deal With Massive Fear of Launching a Major Project
Last week, I launched my new app, Habit Zen, on Kickstarter. Immediately the fears started surging through my body. What if people hate this? What if no one funds it? What if I publicly flop in front of a million people? And what if...
Do a “No Procrastination Challenge”
This is the month you are going to kick procrastination’s butt. And no, you can’t read this article later! We are all victims of procrastination. It chases us around daily, causing us to run from the tasks we really want to get...
Instead of Goals or Resolutions, Try Creating Rules
I’m convinced that creating goals or resolutions is hardwired into us, because we can’t stop making them. Unfortunately, we’re not as equipped for making the goals come true, and the pattern most of us have seen is that we start...
A Short Guide to Overcoming Procrastination & Finding Focus
We all procrastinate. The question is how (or even whether) we overcome the tendency to procrastinate, and if we can find focus. This matters — our lives are brief and limited, and while we don’t need to be productivity robots,...
Advice for People in Their Early 20s
A young woman wrote to me recently about fears about the future: ‘I’m in my 20s and I’m trying to figure my future out. I’m just wondering how to stop worrying and letting the fear of the unknown totally consume my daily thoughts...
Change the narrative you tell yourself. Remove yourself from the center of everything.
When we go about our day, we tell ourselves a story about what’s happening … and at the center of that narrative is a single person. Ourselves. When I talk to myself about how so-and-so is inconsiderate or treated me badly, when...
8 Actionable Methods For Unstoppable Motivation
I was talking to a 19-year-old recently and he has been struggling with motivation. His problem goes like this: he gets excited about starting a project or plan, and is very motivated at the start… but after a few days, that feeling...
What I Have Learned From Taking a Knife Defense Class
I took a knife self-defense class this past weekend with my friend Jesse, and it was way harder than I expected. Now, you might be wondering, what is a peaceful guy like Leo doing taking a knife class? Lots of reasons, but curiosity...
Two Ways To Form Habits Effortlessly
Forming new habits can be life-changing — if you start meditating, create a simple exercise habit, and eat more vegetables, you health and happiness can be transformed in a matter of months. But sticking to a habit can be difficult,...