This is a Dawn [Solstice 2014]

Yesterday, scores of people came together for the Bay Area Secular Solstice. The secular solstice is a winter holiday for the non-religious, an opportunity for people to come together and »

Moving towards the goal

This post contains some advice. I dare not call it obvious, as the illusion of transparency is ever-present. I will call it simple, but people occasionally remind me that they »

Transmission

In the spirit of NaNoWriMo, this week's post is a short story. PDF available. #Transmission Nate Soares 6h41 before transmission First officer Selena Howell fought her way through thick layers »

Maintaining motivation in difficult times

1 A friend of mine, last week, was preparing for a tough grind ahead. The stakes were high. The task demanded everything they had, and even that might not be »

Sleeping well

1 I've been talking about psychological productivity tricks for a few posts, and I have a thing or two more to say on that next week. However, on the outside »

Mental overrides

1 The last few posts contained some Serious Advice that helped me become much more productive in the past. Today's post is much more of a cheap trick, but it's »

Productivity through self-loyalty

1 I can be pretty dang productive when I put my mind to it. Many people have a generic mind-model which runs roughly as follows: a person's reported desires are »

Self-signaling the ability to do what you want

1 In college, I would often find that I had just a little bit too much food. Either I'd cooked too much or the food I'd ordered was just a »