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Start Reading Here:</h2> 515 <p>If youâre just coming to this blog for the first time, hereâs what you should read first:</p> 516 <ol> 517 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/18/5-strategies-ace-exam/">5 Scientific Steps to Ace Your Next Exam</a> - What does research tell us about the best way to learn faster? Here are five evidence-based steps you can apply to pass your next exam (or learn anything better).</li> 518 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/10/07/strangely-useful-career-advice/">Strangely Useful Career Advice</a> - If youâre a writer, donât start writing. Understand your career first. Hereâs how to do it.</li> 519 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/04/25-thinking-tools/">Twenty-Five Useful Thinking Tools</a> - If youâre a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. But what if youâre an engineer? Artist? Accountant? Hereâs how to see past your metaphorical nails and solve tough problems better.</li> 520 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/03/25/permanent-habits/">Why is it So Hard to Build Permanent Habits</a> - Most habits are meta-stable, meaning they can persist, but will fall apart if thereâs enough disruption. This explains why our habits rarely last forever and also what steps we can take to ensure their longevity.</li> 521 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/02/01/reason/">Unraveling the Enigma of Reason</a> - Reason is what separates us from the animals. But why? Why are humans the only creatures that can reason well? And if we do possess this power, why do we so often fail to use it? A surprising answer that has much to tell us about how to think and live smarter.</li> 522 </ol> 523 </div> 524 </div> 525 <div id="theme-block"> 526 <h2 class="section-title">Best Articles by Topic</h2> 527 <p>Interested in something specific? Here are some of my best work on specific topics:</p> 528 <!--<div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/business/>Business</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 529 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/18/welcome-study-hacks-readers/">Welcome Study Hacks Readers!</a></li> 530 531 532 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/13/never-eat-alone/">Never Eat Alone</a></li> 533 534 535 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/13/a-quick-survey-and-a-gift-for-you/">A Quick Survey and a Gift For You!</a></li> 536 537 538 </ul> 539 540 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 541 542 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Business Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 543 544 </ul>
545 </div> 546 </div> 547 548 549 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/career/>Career</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 550 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/19/achievement-bias/">Do You Even Want Success? (The Perils of Achievement Bias)</a></li> 551 552 553 </ul> 554 555 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 556 557 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Career Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 558 559 </ul> 560 </div> 561 </div> 562 563 <div class='clear'></div> 564 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/discipline/>Discipline</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 565 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/15/long-term-habit-changes/">Long-Term Habit Changes</a></li> 566 567 568 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/02/effective-goal-setting/">Effective Goal Setting</a></li> 569 570 571 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/20/budget-your-time-how-to-use-deadlines/">Budget Your Time: How to Use Deadlines</a></li> 572 573 574 </ul> 575 576 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 577 578 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Discipline Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 579 580 </ul> 581 </div> 582 </div> 583 584 585 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/goal-setting/>Goals</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 586 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/23/how-to-start-projects-youll-actually-finish/">How to Start Projects You’ll Actually Finish</a></li> 587 588 589 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/21/can-you-live-with-the-worst-case/">Can You Live With the Worst Case?</a></li> 590 591 592 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/23/imitate-your-way-to-success-introduction/">Imitate Your Way to Success – Introduction</a></li> 593 594 595 </ul> 596 597 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 598 599 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Goals Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 600 601 </ul> 602 </div> 603 </div> 604 605 <div class='clear'></div> 606 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/language-learning/>Languages</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 607 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/06/20/paradox-of-success/">The Paradox of Success and The Only-72</a></li> 608 609 610 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/03/learn-useless-things/">Why Learn “Useless” Things?</a></li> 611 612 613 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/01/problem-solving-toolkit-33-tricks-to-answer-tough-problems/">Problem Solving Toolkit: 33 Tricks to Answer Tough Problems</a></li> 614 615 616 </ul> 617 618 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 619 620 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Languages Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 621 622 </ul> 623 </div> 624 </div> 625 626 627 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/learning/>Learning</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 628 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/24/self-education-hard/">Why Most Self-Education Efforts Fail</a></li> 629 630 631 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/22/learning-tool-no-studying/">The Most Powerful Learning Tool (That Doesn’t Involve Studying)</a></li> 632 633 634 </ul> 635 636 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 637 638 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Learning Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 639 640 </ul>
641 </div> 642 </div> 643 644 <div class='clear'></div> 645 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/life-philosophy/>Life Philosophy</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 646 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/01/21/change-what-you-like/">Can You Change What You Like?</a></li> 647 648 649 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/29/getting-lucky/">Getting Lucky</a></li> 650 651 652 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/26/a-glitch-in-the-universe/">A Glitch in the Universe</a></li> 653 654 655 </ul> 656 657 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 658 659 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Life Philosophy Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 660 661 </ul> 662 </div> 663 </div> 664 665 666 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/communication/>Social Skills</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 667 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/24/introvert-confidence/">An Introvert’s Guide To Building Confidence (In 4 Not-So-Easy Steps)</a></li> 668 669 670 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/02/body-signals-emotional-mastery-series/">Body Signals – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 671 672 673 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/24/dodging-bullets-7-strategies-to-handle-conflict/">Dodging Bullets: 7 Strategies to Handle Conflict</a></li> 674 675 676 </ul> 677 678 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 679 680 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 Social Skills Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 681 682 </ul> 683 </div> 684 </div> 685 686 <div class='clear'></div> 687 <div class='theme-item'><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-folder-open'></i><h2 class='theme-title'><a href=https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/category/themes/mit/>The MIT Challenge</a></h2></div><div class='theme-content'><ul class='theme-articles'> 688 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/07/21/learn-hard-courses/">How to Learn Really Hard Courses</a></li> 689 690 691 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/09/22/mit-challenge-final-week/">One Week Left in the MIT Challenge</a></li> 692 693 694 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/09/15/bootcamp-day-1/">How to Increase Your Ability to Focus</a></li> 695 696 697 </ul> 698 699 <ul class='theme-books-courses'> 700 701 <li><a href="#">The Top 20 The MIT Challenge Posts on ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 702 703 </ul> 704 </div> 705 </div> 706 707 708 --> 709 <div class="th-row"> 710 <div class="th-col"> 711 <h3>Learning</h3> 712 <ul> 713 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/18/5-strategies-ace-exam/">Ace Exams</a></li> 714 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/20/learn-language-fast/">Learn Languages</a></li> 715 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/08/learn-to-code/">Learn Coding</a></li> 716 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/07/28/ultralearn-diy-1/">Start Ultralearning</a></li> 717 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/11/learning-and-frustration/">The Hardest Part</a></li> 718 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/03/best-learning/">Best of Learning</a></li> 719 </ul> 720 </div> 721 <div class="th-col"> 722 <h3>Habits</h3> 723 <ul> 724 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/09/introduction-habitual-mastery-series/">Habit Mastery</a></li> 725 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/12/6-morning-routines-happy-healthy-productive/">Morning Routines</a></li> 726 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/09/11/how-important-is-growth/">Why Growth?</a></li> 727 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/03/25/permanent-habits/">Meta-Stability</a></li> 728 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/04/best-habits/">Best of Habits</a></li> 729 </ul> 730 </div>
731 </div> 732 <div class="th-row"> 733 <div class="th-col"> 734 <h3>Goals</h3> 735 <ul> 736 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/02/05/two-types-of-growth/">Two Types of Growth</a></li> 737 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/01/31/set-goals-in-the-middle/">Set Goals in the Middle</a></li> 738 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/05/04/do-the-real-thing/">Do the Real Thing</a></li> 739 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/01/07/mih-action-intention-gap/">Sticking to It</a></li> 740 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/10/best-goals/">Best of Goal-Setting</a></li> 741 </ul> 742 </div> 743 <div class="th-col"> 744 <h3>Life Philosophy</h3> 745 <ul> 746 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/21/too-much-meaning/">Too Much Meaning?</a></li> 747 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/30/is-reading-making-you-stupid/">Reading: Help or Hinder?</a></li> 748 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/02/13/min-avg-max/">Target the Minimum?</a></li> 749 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/05/17/the-biographers-tyranny/">Live for Experience or Memory?</a></li> 750 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/23/best-life-philosophy/">Best of Life Philosophy</a></li> 751 </ul> 752 </div> 753 </div> 754 <div class="th-row"> 755 <div class="th-col"> 756 <h3>Career</h3> 757 <ul> 758 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/10/07/strangely-useful-career-advice/">Understand First</a></li> 759 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/29/what-do-you-want-to-do-with-your-life/">What to Do</a></li> 760 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/05/20/fantasizing-about-retirement-heres-how-to-build-a-career-you-wont-want-to-quit/">Love Your Work</a></li> 761 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/05/26/negotiate-lifestyle/">Negotiate Lifestyle</a></li> 762 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/24/best-career/">Best of Career</a></li> 763 </ul> 764 </div> 765 <div class="th-col"> 766 <h3>Feeling Better</h3> 767 <ul> 768 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/05/14/worry-less/">Worry Less</a></li> 769 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/05/06/imposter-syndrome/">Imposter Syndrome</a></li> 770 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/28/the-critical-7-rules-to-understand-people/">Understand People</a></li> 771 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/29/introduction-emotional-mastery-series/">Emotional Mastery</a></li> 772 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/26/best-feeling-better/">Best of Feeling Better</a></li> 773 </ul> 774 </div> 775 </div> 776 <div class="th-row"> 777 <div class="th-col"> 778 <h3>Thinking Better</h3> 779 <ul> 780 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/03/07/improve-critical-thinking/">Critical Thinking</a></li> 781 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/02/01/reason/">Enigma of Reason</a></li> 782 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/04/25-thinking-tools/">Thinking Tools</a></li> 783 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/04/12/the-art-of-unlearning/">Unlearning</a></li> 784 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/09/17/explore-exploit/">Explore or Exploit</a></li> 785 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/07/25/best-thinking-better/">Best of Thinking Better</a></li> 786 </ul> 787 </div> 788 <div class="th-col"> 789 <h3>Productivity</h3> 790 <ul> 791 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/08/how-to-finish-your-work-one-bite-at-a-time/">Weekly/Daily Goals</a></li> 792 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/12/16/why-is-action-hard/">Why is Taking Action Hard?</a></li> 793 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/02/09/rethinking-discipline/">Discipline</a></li> 794 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/01/20/lazy-productivity/">Lazy Productivity</a></li> 795 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/13/productivity-guilt/">Productivity Guilt</a></li> 796 <li class="li-best"><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/18/best-productivity/">Best of Productivity</a></li> 797 </ul> 798 </div>
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989102 Lessons from the 102 Books I Read This Year</a></li> 990 991 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 992 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/09/30/service-month-end/">Service – Month-End</a></li> 993 994 995 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/09/23/ten-books-on-doing-good/">Ten Books on Doing Good</a></li> 996 997 998 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/09/16/changing-my-mind/">12 Things I Changed My Mind About After Researching for Foundations</a></li> 999 1000 1001 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/09/09/knowledge-sprint/">The One-Month Knowledge Sprint: How to Read Books, Take Action, and Change Your Life</a></li> 1002 1003 1004 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/09/02/service-day-one/">Service – Day One</a></li> 1005 1006 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 1007 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/08/26/organization-month-end/">Organization – Month-End</a></li> 1008 1009 1010 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/08/19/im-37/">Iâm 37</a></li> 1011 1012 1013 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/08/10/how-to-motivate-yourself-to-do-hard-things/">How to Motivate Yourself to Do Hard Things</a></li> 1014 1015 1016 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/08/07/organization-day-one/">Organization – Day One</a></li> 1017 1018 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 1019 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/07/29/focus-month-end/">Focus – Month-End</a></li> 1020 1021 1022 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/07/17/the-attentional-junk-food-hypothesis/">The Attentional Junk Food Hypothesis</a></li> 1023 1024 1025 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/07/15/eight-books-on-focus/">Eight Books on Focus</a></li> 1026 1027 1028 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/07/08/strengths/">Focusing on Your Strengths Isnât Always Good Advice</a></li> 1029 1030 1031 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/07/01/focus-day-one/">Focus – Day One</a></li> 1032 1033 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 1034 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/06/25/connection-month-end/">Connection – Month-End</a></li> 1035 1036 1037 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/06/17/7-books-relationships/">7 Books (and 1 Paper) on How to Have Better Relationships</a></li> 1038 1039 1040 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/06/11/choose-your-career/">How Should You Choose Your Career?</a></li> 1041 1042 1043 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/06/03/connection-day-one/">Connection – Day One</a></li> 1044 1045 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 1046 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/05/27/reflection-month-end-update/">Reflection – Month-End Update</a></li> 1047 1048 1049 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/05/20/reflection-books/">Insights from 8 Books on Reflection</a></li> 1050 1051 1052 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/05/13/22-thoughts-on-using-ai-to-learn-better/">22 Thoughts on Using AI to Learn Better</a></li> 1053 1054 1055 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/05/05/reflection-day-one/">Reflection – Day One</a></li> 1056 1057 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 1058 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/29/sleep-month-end-update/">Sleep – Month-End Update</a></li> 1059 1060 1061 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/22/sleep-books/">Eight Books for Getting a Better Night’s Rest</a></li> 1062 1063 1064 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/12/happiness-expansion-of-possibility/">
1064Lesson 4: Happiness is the expansion of possibility</a></li> 1065 1066 1067 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/10/surprising-secret-to-flow/">Lesson 3: The surprising secret to flow</a></li> 1068 1069 1070 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/08/3-questions-meta-learning/">Lesson 2: The three questions for effective meta-learning</a></li> 1071 1072 1073 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/06/start-projects-you-finish/">Lesson 1: How to start projects youâll actually finish</a></li> 1074 1075 1076 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/04/02/sleep-day-one/">Sleep: Day One</a></li> 1077 1078 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2025 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 1079 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/03/27/outreach-month-end-update/">Outreach – Month-End Update</a></li> 1080 1081 1082 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/03/18/8-books-on-making-friends/">Here are 8 Books I Read on Making Friends This Month</a></li> 1083 1084 1085 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2025/03/10/when-give-up/">Should You Quit? 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1442<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/11/24/exam-anxiety/">How to Approach Any Exam With Confidence</a></li> 1443 1444 1445 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/11/22/method-or-motivation/">Which Matters More: Method or Motivation?</a></li> 1446 1447 1448 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/11/20/learning-to-learn/">You’ve Never Been Taught How to Learn</a></li> 1449 1450 1451 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/11/09/study-for-job/">Reader Question: What Classes Should I Study to Land a Job?</a></li> 1452 1453 1454 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/11/01/flashcard-hell/">Reader Question: Avoiding “Flashcard Hell” and Finding Enjoyable Studying Strategies</a></li> 1455 1456 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 1457 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/10/26/variable-mastery/">Variability, Not Repetition, is the Key to Mastery</a></li> 1458 1459 1460 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/10/18/more-mit-challenge/">Why Didn’t More People Take the MIT Challenge?</a></li> 1461 1462 1463 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/10/11/7-books-learning/">Recent Reading: 7 Books on the Science of Learning</a></li> 1464 1465 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 1466 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/09/27/confident-communication-ultraspeaking/">Building Confidence in Communication: Interview with Tristan de Montebello</a></li> 1467 1468 1469 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/09/19/learning-mental-models/">Ten Mental Models for Learning</a></li> 1470 1471 1472 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/09/13/brain-training-doesnt-work/">Brain Training Doesn’t Work</a></li> 1473 1474 1475 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/09/06/failure-lousy-teacher/">Failure is a Lousy Teacher</a></li> 1476 1477 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 1478 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/08/27/what-work-matters/">What Work Matters?</a></li> 1479 1480 1481 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/08/25/stop-improving/">Why People Stop Improving</a></li> 1482 1483 1484 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/08/23/find-next-step/">How to Find Your Next Step</a></li> 1485 1486 1487 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/08/21/key-career-progress/">The Key to Career Progress</a></li> 1488 1489 1490 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/08/19/im-34/">I’m 34</a></li> 1491 1492 1493 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/08/02/practice-made-perfect/">Practice Made Perfect: The 10 Keys to Optimize Improvement</a></li> 1494 1495 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 1496 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/07/25/basics/">Youâre Never Too Good for the Basics</a></li> 1497 1498 1499 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/07/18/recent-reading-july-2022/">Recent Reading: Viking Law, Backgammon Strategy, The History of Alchemy and more…</a></li> 1500 1501 1502 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/07/12/maximize-learning-time/">Maximize Your Learning Time with These Seven Habits</a></li> 1503 1504 1505 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/07/05/85-percent-rule/">The 85% Rule for Learning</a></li> 1506 1507 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 1508 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/06/28/best-productivity-books/">The 10 Best Books on Productivity</a></li> 1509 1510 1511 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/06/21/pay-for-tutors/">You Should Pay for Tutors</a></li> 1512 1513 1514 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/06/14/building-a-second-brain/">Interview: Building a Second Brain with Tiago Forte</a></li> 1515 1516 1517 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/06/09/forgetting/">No, You Haven’t Forgotten Everything</a></li> 1518 1519 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 1520 <li>
1520<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/05/25/do-you-learn-more-by-struggling-on-hard-problems/">Do You Learn More by Struggling on Hard Problems?</a></li> 1521 1522 1523 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/05/10/pedigree-review/">Book Review â Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs</a></li> 1524 1525 1526 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/05/03/more-recent-reading/">More Recent Reading</a></li> 1527 1528 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 1529 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/04/21/see-do-feedback/">See-Do-Feedback: The Right Way To Practice</a></li> 1530 1531 1532 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/04/12/reader-mailbag/">Reader Mailbag: Sustaining Motivation, Judging Experts and the Meanings of Life</a></li> 1533 1534 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 1535 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/03/28/human-problem-solving/">Book Review: Human Problem Solving</a></li> 1536 1537 1538 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/03/21/decide-what-work/">How to Decide What to Work On</a></li> 1539 1540 1541 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/03/15/desirable-difficulties/">Desirable Difficulties: When Harder is Better for Learning</a></li> 1542 1543 1544 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/03/08/what-ive-been-reading-2/">What I’ve Been Reading</a></li> 1545 1546 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2022 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 1547 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/02/28/cultural-literacy-review/">Cultural Literacy: Does Knowledge Need to Be Deep to Be Useful?</a></li> 1548 1549 1550 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2022/02/22/understanding-ci/">How Does Understanding Work? 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1622<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/08/09/book-recommendation-uncommon-sense-teaching/">Book Recommendation: Uncommon Sense Teaching</a></li> 1623 1624 1625 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/08/03/is-life-better-when-youre-busy/">Is Life Better When You’re Busy?</a></li> 1626 1627 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2021 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 1628 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/07/26/the-10-best-tools-to-stay-mentally-sharp-at-work/">The 10 Best Tools to Stay Mentally Sharp at Work</a></li> 1629 1630 1631 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/07/19/metrics-useful-or-evil/">Metrics: Useful or Evil?</a></li> 1632 1633 1634 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/07/13/against-the-real-thing/">What are the Best Arguments Against Doing the Real Thing?</a></li> 1635 1636 1637 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/07/05/dad-productivity/">How Becoming a 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1692 1693 1694 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/03/21/inspiration-overrated/">Inspiration is Overrated</a></li> 1695 1696 1697 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/03/15/best-online-classes/">My 10 Favorite Free Online Classes</a></li> 1698 1699 1700 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/03/08/learn-every-subject/">Could You Learn Every Subject?</a></li> 1701 1702 1703 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/03/01/how-hard-work/">How Hard Should You Work?</a></li> 1704 1705 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2021 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 1706 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/02/22/productivity-frontier/">The Productivity Frontier: Can You Get More Done Without Making Sacrifices?</a></li> 1707 1708 1709 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/02/15/smarter-risks/">Smarter People Take More Risks</a></li> 1710 1711 1712 <li><a 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1731 1732 1733 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2021/01/04/risky-decisions/">The Key to Making Risky Decisions</a></li> 1734 1735 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2020 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 1736 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/12/28/best-essays-2020/">My Best Essays of 2020</a></li> 1737 1738 1739 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/12/21/knowledge-foundation/">The Value of Learning “Useless” Things</a></li> 1740 1741 1742 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/12/14/procrastinate-expert/">Why You Procrastinate (with Leading Expert Piers Steel)</a></li> 1743 1744 1745 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/12/07/planning/">The Boring (and Vastly Underrated) Art of Planning</a></li> 1746 1747 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2020 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 1748 <li><a 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1787Take Control of Your Time</a></li> 1788 1789 1790 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/08/27/rediscover-depth/">Rediscover Depth</a></li> 1791 1792 1793 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/08/25/give-your-brain-some-breathing-room/">Give Your Brain Some Breathing Room</a></li> 1794 1795 1796 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/08/23/returning-to-a-life-of-focus/">Returning to a Life of Focus</a></li> 1797 1798 1799 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/08/19/im-32/">I’m 32</a></li> 1800 1801 1802 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/08/10/excellence/">Two Types of Excellence</a></li> 1803 1804 1805 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/08/03/spare-capacity/">The Value of Spare Capacity</a></li> 1806 1807 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2020 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 1808 <li><a 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1904How Important is Work?</a></li> 1905 1906 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2020 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 1907 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/01/27/info-overload-fake/">Information Overload is a Fake Problem</a></li> 1908 1909 1910 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/01/20/lazy-productivity/">Seven Habits that Seem Lazy (but Actually Let You Get More Done)</a></li> 1911 1912 1913 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/01/13/too-tired/">Too Tired to Do Everything? 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(And How Can You Prevent It?)</a></li> 2352 2353 2354 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/12/time-to-success/">How Long Will it Take?</a></li> 2355 2356 2357 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/11/teach-yourself-math/">How to Teach Yourself Math</a></li> 2358 2359 2360 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/10/make-stuff-get-paid/">How to Make Stuff People Will Pay For</a></li> 2361 2362 2363 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/07/intellectual-immune-system/">Building Up Your Intellectual Immune System</a></li> 2364 2365 2366 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/06/authentic-advice/">Does It Matter Whether Advice is Authentic?</a></li> 2367 2368 2369 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/05/which-skills/">How to Figure Out Which Skills You Need to Learn to Improve Your Career</a></li> 2370 2371 2372 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/04/25-thinking-tools/">Twenty-Five Useful Thinking Tools</a></li> 2373 2374 2375 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/12/03/learn-english/">How to Learn English</a></li> 2376 2377 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 2378 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/30/study-standardized-test/">How to Study for a Standardized Test</a></li> 2379 2380 2381 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/29/useful-procrastination/">How Procrastination Can Help You Succeed</a></li> 2382 2383 2384 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/28/happiness-love-not-like/">The Path to Happiness: Do What You Love, Not What You Like</a></li> 2385 2386 2387 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/27/overkill/">The Overkill Approach: How to Solve the Hardest Problems You Face</a></li> 2388 2389 2390 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/26/habit-stacking/">Habit Stacking: How to Keep Up With Everything (When You Don’t Have Time)</a></li> 2391 2392 2393 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/23/enjoy-studying/">How to Enjoy Studying</a></li> 2394 2395 2396 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/22/does-choice-exist/">Does Choice Exist?</a></li> 2397 2398 2399 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/21/do-the-math/">Underrated Success Tactic: Actually Doing the Math</a></li> 2400 2401 2402 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/20/language-learning-mistakes/">Want to Learn a Language on Your Next Trip? Avoid These Six Mistakes.</a></li> 2403 2404 2405 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/19/meditation-thoughts/">Some Thoughts on Meditation</a></li> 2406 2407 2408 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/11/16/increase-energy/">The Nine Habits to Increase Your Energy</a></li> 2409 2410 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 2411 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/10/31/early-riser-or-enough-sleep/">Should You Be an Early Riser, or Just Get Enough Sleep?</a></li> 2412 2413 2414 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/10/25/how-to-pick-which-books-to-read/">How to Pick Which Books to Read</a></li> 2415 2416 2417 <li>
2417<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/10/18/book-recommendation-atomic-habits/">Book Recommendation: Atomic Habits</a></li> 2418 2419 2420 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/10/11/how-to-know-when-to-quit/">How to Know When to Quit</a></li> 2421 2422 2423 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/10/04/how-to-see-reality-as-it-is/">How to See Reality as It Is</a></li> 2424 2425 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 2426 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/09/17/the-most-important-skill/">The most important skill you can learn</a></li> 2427 2428 2429 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/09/11/how-important-is-growth/">How Important is Growth?</a></li> 2430 2431 2432 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/09/04/games-worth-playing/">Games Worth Playing</a></li> 2433 2434 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 2435 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/08/27/richard-feynman-on-expectations/">Richard Feynman on Self-Doubt and Meeting Others’ Expectations</a></li> 2436 2437 2438 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/08/19/im-30/">I’m 30</a></li> 2439 2440 2441 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/08/14/on-keeping-your-word/">On Keeping Your Word</a></li> 2442 2443 2444 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/08/07/how-good-is-your-theory/">How Good Is Your Theory?</a></li> 2445 2446 2447 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/08/02/book-club-the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-august-2018/">Book Club: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (August 2018)</a></li> 2448 2449 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 2450 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/07/25/whats-your-life-strategy/">Whatâs Your Life Strategy?</a></li> 2451 2452 2453 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/07/17/memorize-speech/">How to Memorize a Speech</a></li> 2454 2455 2456 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/07/12/guide-to-focus/">The Complete Guide to Increasing Your Focus</a></li> 2457 2458 2459 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/07/05/virtue-being-nice/">How to Be Nice (Without Being a Pushover)</a></li> 2460 2461 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 2462 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/06/27/book-club-the-wizard-and-the-prophet-june-2018/">Book Club: The Wizard And The Prophet (June 2018)</a></li> 2463 2464 2465 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/06/19/read-my-articles-on-wechat-now/">Read my articles on WeChat now!</a></li> 2466 2467 2468 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/06/13/7-biographies-richer-happier-life/">Seven Biographies You Should Read to Live a Better, Richer and Happier Life</a></li> 2469 2470 2471 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/06/05/i-got-married/">I Got Married!</a></li> 2472 2473 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 2474 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/05/24/how-to-learn-social-skills/">How to Learn Social Skills</a></li> 2475 2476 2477 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/05/16/book-club-the-selfish-gene-may-2018/">Book Club: The Selfish Gene (May 2018)</a></li> 2478 2479 2480 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/05/07/l1-wrong-about-effective-learning/">Lesson One: What most people get wrong about effective learning</a></li> 2481 2482 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 2483 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/04/26/book-club-the-enigma-of-reason-april-2018/">Book Club: The Enigma of Reason (April 2018)</a></li> 2484 2485 2486 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/04/17/commit-long-term-goals/">How to Commit to Long-Term Goals</a></li> 2487 2488 2489 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/04/12/the-art-of-unlearning/">The Art of Unlearning</a></li> 2490 2491 2492 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/04/05/commit-to-the-things-you-start/">How to Commit to the Things You Start</a></li> 2493 2494 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 2495 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/03/27/book-club-tao-te-ching-march-2018/">Book Club: Tao Te Ching (March 2018)</a></li> 2496 2497 2498 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/03/21/too-much-motivation/">You Probably Have Too Much Motivation</a></li> 2499 2500 2501 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/03/15/how-successful-was-mit-challenge/">How Successful Was the MIT Challenge?</a></li> 2502 2503 2504 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/03/06/book-club-the-elephant-in-the-brain-february-2018/">Book Club: The Elephant In The Brain (February 2018)</a></li> 2505 2506 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 2507 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/02/19/lesson-one-career-same-spot/">Lesson One: How much of your career is running to stay in the same spot?</a></li> 2508 2509 2510 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/02/15/further-rethinking-discipline/">Further Notes on âRethinking Disciplineâ</a></li> 2511 2512 2513 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/02/09/rethinking-discipline/">Rethinking Discipline</a></li> 2514 2515 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2018 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 2516 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/01/31/set-goals-in-the-middle/">Set Goals in the Middle</a></li> 2517 2518 2519 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/01/25/book-club-seeing-like-a-state-january-2018/">Book Club: Seeing Like A State (January 2018)</a></li> 2520 2521 2522 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/01/16/how-faster-learn/">
2522How Much Faster Can You Learn?</a></li> 2523 2524 2525 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/01/11/whats-next/">Whatâs Next?</a></li> 2526 2527 2528 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2018/01/04/signal-wisely/">Choose Your Signal Wisely</a></li> 2529 2530 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 2531 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/12/28/book-club-godel-escher-bach-december-2017/">Book Club: Godel, Escher, Bach (December 2017)</a></li> 2532 2533 2534 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/12/18/discovering-meta/">Discovering the Meta</a></li> 2535 2536 2537 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/12/13/book-club-average-is-over-november-2017/">Book Club: Average Is Over (November 2017)</a></li> 2538 2539 2540 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/12/05/know-competition/">Know Your Competition</a></li> 2541 2542 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 2543 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/11/27/success-effort/">Are Successful People Just Putting in More Effort?</a></li> 2544 2545 2546 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/11/15/how-much-can-you-possibly-learn/">How Much Can You Possibly Learn?</a></li> 2547 2548 2549 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/11/07/substitute-or-complement/">Is Reading Blogs Like This One Keeping You From Improving Your Life?</a></li> 2550 2551 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 2552 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/10/31/is-the-brain-like-a-muscle/">Is the Brain Like a Muscle? Lessons from Debunking a Seductive, But Incorrect, Idea</a></li> 2553 2554 2555 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/10/23/book-club-dont-sleep-there-are-snakes-october-2017/">Book Club: Don’t Sleep There Are Snakes (October 2017)</a></li> 2556 2557 2558 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/10/17/help-me-research-my-next-book/">Help Me Research My Next Book</a></li> 2559 2560 2561 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/10/12/skill-of-figuring-things-out/">Cultivating the Skill of Figuring Things Out</a></li> 2562 2563 2564 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/10/02/how-ben-franklin-learned-to-write/">How Ben Franklin Learned to Write Persuasively</a></li> 2565 2566 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 2567 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/09/27/book-club-predictably-irrational-september-2017/">Book Club: Predictably Irrational (September 2017)</a></li> 2568 2569 2570 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/09/11/lesson-one-how-to-finally-stop-feeling-stressed-and-guilty/">Lesson One: How to finally stop feeling stressed and guilty</a></li> 2571 2572 2573 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/09/06/language-learning-worth/">Is Learning Extra Languages Worth the Hassle?</a></li> 2574 2575 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 2576 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/08/28/bc-august-2017/">Book Club: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman (August 2017)</a></li> 2577 2578 2579 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/08/19/im-29/">I’m 29</a></li> 2580 2581 2582 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/08/15/be-extreme/">Why You Should Be More Extreme</a></li> 2583 2584 2585 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/08/09/two-kinds-of-difficulty/">Two Kinds of Difficulty</a></li> 2586 2587 2588 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/08/02/bc-july-2017/">Book Club: Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind (July 2017)</a></li> 2589 2590 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 2591 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/07/17/lesson-1-capital-trumps-courage/">Lesson #1: Capital Trumps Courage</a></li> 2592 2593 2594 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/07/12/spectacular-failures/">You Should Have More Spectacular Failures</a></li> 2595 2596 2597 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/07/05/bootstrapped-truth/">Gri-Gri, Money and Bootstrapped Truths</a></li> 2598 2599 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 2600 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/06/29/bc-june-2017/">Book Club: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (June 2017)</a></li> 2601 2602 2603 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/06/19/discipline-and-fun/">Do You Need Self-Discipline to Have Fun?</a></li> 2604 2605 2606 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/06/13/how-much-do-you-understand/">How Much Do You Really Understand?</a></li> 2607 2608 2609 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/06/06/essential-education/">The Essential Education: If You Had Ten Years to Learn Anything, What Would You Do?</a></li> 2610 2611 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 2612 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/05/30/multiply-or-add/">Multiply or Add?</a></li> 2613 2614 2615 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/05/23/book-club-june-2017/">Book Club: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (June 2017)</a></li> 2616 2617 2618 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/05/16/korean-level-up/">New Project: Level Up Korean with Five Hours Per Week</a></li> 2619 2620 2621 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/05/09/interview-dr-barbara-oakley/">Should You Listen to Music While Studying, The Pi Model and Learning How to Learn w/ Dr. Barbara Oakley</a></li> 2622 2623 2624 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/05/03/chaos-factor/">
2624Chaos, Ignorance and Newton’s Great Puzzle</a></li> 2625 2626 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 2627 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/04/18/lesson-1-the-most-common-misconception-about-learning/">The most common misconception about learning</a></li> 2628 2629 2630 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/04/10/learn-history-biographies/">Want to Learn History? Read Biographies, Not History Books</a></li> 2631 2632 2633 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/04/05/the-problem-of-happiness/">The Problem of Happiness</a></li> 2634 2635 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 2636 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/03/29/flow-doesnt-lead-to-mastery/">Flow Doesn’t Lead to Mastery</a></li> 2637 2638 2639 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/03/23/neurosci-of-expertise/">How the Brain Changes with Expertise</a></li> 2640 2641 2642 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/03/16/how-einstein-learned-physics/">How Einstein Learned Physics</a></li> 2643 2644 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 2645 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/02/28/career-concepts/">Some Useful Distinctions When Thinking About Your Career</a></li> 2646 2647 2648 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/02/23/wisdom-of-insecurity/">Book Review: The Wisdom of Insecurity</a></li> 2649 2650 2651 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/02/14/simple-models/">Simplicity Beats Nuance: Why the Wrong Answer Can Often Beat the Correct One</a></li> 2652 2653 2654 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/02/07/deadlines/">Should You Set Deadlines for Your Goals?</a></li> 2655 2656 2657 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/02/02/tasks-or-time/">What’s More Productive: Counting Hours or Tasks Accomplished?</a></li> 2658 2659 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2017 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 2660 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/01/16/career-stuck/">Why Most People Get Stuck in Their Careers</a></li> 2661 2662 2663 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/01/10/what-ive-been-reading/">What I’ve Been Reading</a></li> 2664 2665 2666 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2017/01/04/first-see-the-circle/">First, See the Circle</a></li> 2667 2668 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 2669 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/12/20/dont-be-busy/">Don’t Be Busy</a></li> 2670 2671 2672 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/12/13/only-chance/">What if This Were Your Only Chance?</a></li> 2673 2674 2675 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/12/06/book-reading-deep-shallow/">What’s Wrong With Just Reading Book Summaries?</a></li> 2676 2677 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 2678 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/11/29/learn-languages/">The Hard, But Effective Way to Learn a New Language</a></li> 2679 2680 2681 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/11/22/beijing-trip/">Back to China: Thoughts on Business, Culture and Language Learning in Beijing</a></li> 2682 2683 2684 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/11/08/ultralearning-different/">How is Ultralearning Different?</a></li> 2685 2686 2687 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/11/01/advice-reversals/">Advice Reversals</a></li> 2688 2689 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 2690 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/10/25/what-goals/">What Should Your Goals Be?</a></li> 2691 2692 2693 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/10/19/fluency-vs-mastery/">Fluency vs Mastery: Can You Be Fluent Without Being Good?</a></li> 2694 2695 2696 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/10/14/focus-or-parallel/">Should You Try Learning More Than One Thing at a Time?</a></li> 2697 2698 2699 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/10/03/learn-cog-sci/">How Should I Learn Cognitive Science?</a></li> 2700 2701 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 2702 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/09/27/unteachable-knowledge/">Learning What Can’t Be Taught</a></li> 2703 2704 2705 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/09/20/3-ways-to-change-behavior/">Three Strategies for Behavior Change</a></li> 2706 2707 2708 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/09/06/rl-lesson-1/">Lesson #1: An Unusual Approach to Improve Your Ability to Focus</a></li> 2709 2710 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 2711 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/08/26/ultralearn-portrait-drawing/">New Ultralearning Project: Can You Learn to Draw Realistic Portraits in One Month?</a></li> 2712 2713 2714 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/08/19/im-28/">I’m 28</a></li> 2715 2716 2717 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/08/12/irony-of-focus/">The Irony of Focus: Why Doing Only One Thing Actually Lets You Do More</a></li> 2718 2719 2720 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/08/02/ultralearning-diy-2/">How to Start Your Own Ultralearning Project (Part Two)</a></li> 2721 2722 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 2723 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/07/28/ultralearn-diy-1/">How to Start Your Own Ultralearning Project (Part One)</a></li> 2724 2725 2726 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/07/19/should-learning-be-hard/">Should Learning Be Hard?</a></li> 2727 2728 2729 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/07/12/get-better/">A Simple Strategy for Getting Better at Things</a></li> 2730 2731 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 2732 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/06/29/the-problem-with-advice/">The Problem with Advice</a></li> 2733 2734 2735 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/06/21/how-to-read-more-books/">How to Read More Books</a></li> 2736 2737 2738 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/06/15/why-learn-theory/">How Much Theory Should You Learn for Practical Skills?</a></li> 2739 2740 2741 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/06/08/genes-and-free-will/">Genes and Free Will</a></li> 2742 2743 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 2744 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/05/31/learn-fast-or-slow/">Should You Learn Fast or Slow?</a></li> 2745 2746 2747 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/05/25/reading-list-2/">What I’ve Been Reading</a></li> 2748 2749 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 2750 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/04/29/top-performer-lessons/">What We’ve Learned from Top Performer: Free Lesson Series</a></li> 2751 2752 2753 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/04/26/ultralearning-matters-more-after-graduation/">Ultralearning Matters More After Graduation</a></li> 2754 2755 2756 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/04/19/art-v-science/">What’s the Difference Between Learning an Art and a Science?</a></li> 2757 2758 2759 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/04/12/no-hard-subjects/">There Are No Hard Subjects, Only Missing Prerequisites</a></li> 2760 2761 2762 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/04/05/ultralearning-cog-sci/">Ultralearning Case Study: Learning Cognitive Science</a></li> 2763 2764 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 2765 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/03/30/overrated-ideas/">Which Ideas are Overrated?</a></li> 2766 2767 2768 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/03/21/shallow-vs-deep-learning/">With the World’s Knowledge a Click Away, We Spend Our Time Looking at Funny Pictures of Cats</a></li> 2769 2770 2771 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/03/14/learning-fast/">If You Had 15 Days to Learn Calculus, How Would You Do It?</a></li> 2772 2773 2774 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/03/08/daoist-career-planning/">Career Planning and the Dao</a></li> 2775 2776 2777 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/03/03/full-time-blogger/">How I Became a Full-Time Blogger: Reflections on Ten Years of ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 2778 2779 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 2780 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/02/23/buying-info-products/">How to Get Great Value from Information Products</a></li> 2781 2782 2783 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/02/18/choosing-projects/">How I Choose Projects</a></li> 2784 2785 2786 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/02/09/rationality-rethought/">Are Anti-Vaxxers Rational? More Thoughts on the Power of Copying</a></li> 2787 2788 2789 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/02/02/blind-copying/">Is Rationality Overrated? What an 18th Century Medical Mystery Can Tell Us About the Power of Blind Copying</a></li> 2790 2791 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2016 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 2792 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/01/26/okay-with-being-bad/">At What Age is it No Longer Okay to Be Bad at Something?</a></li> 2793 2794 2795 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/01/20/deep-work/">Deep Work</a></li> 2796 2797 2798 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/01/12/practice/">Should You Use Deliberate Practice… Or Just Practice?</a></li> 2799 2800 2801 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2016/01/05/reading-list/">What I’ve Been Reading</a></li> 2802 2803 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 2804 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/12/22/illusion-of-explanatory-depth/">The Bicycle Problem: How the Illusion of Explanatory Depth Tricks Your Brain</a></li> 2805 2806 2807 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/12/16/how-much-free-will/">How Much Free Will Do You Have?</a></li> 2808 2809 2810 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/12/07/should-you-know-your-iq/">Should You Know Your IQ?</a></li> 2811 2812 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 2813 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/11/30/failures-of-intensity/">Failures of Intensity</a></li> 2814 2815 2816 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/11/23/figuring-things-out/">Getting Better at Figuring Things Out</a></li> 2817 2818 2819 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/11/16/hard-work/">What Does it Mean to Work Hard?</a></li> 2820 2821 2822 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/11/10/magic-bullets/">Beware of “Magic Bullet” Thinking</a></li> 2823 2824 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 2825 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/10/27/strive-or-settle/">The Mathematics of Perseverance: The Formula to Help You Decide Whether to Strive or Settle</a></li> 2826 2827 2828 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/10/14/webinar-oct-2015/">How to Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You –
2828 Free, Live Webinar with Cal Newport</a></li> 2829 2830 2831 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/10/07/strangely-useful-career-advice/">If you want to be an author, donât start writing (and other strangely useful career advice)</a></li> 2832 2833 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 2834 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/09/29/hypocrisy-2/">When is it Good To Be a Hypocrite?</a></li> 2835 2836 2837 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/09/22/selling-ideas/">Everyone is Trying to Sell You Something</a></li> 2838 2839 2840 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/09/17/belief-update/">Here’s Some Things I’ve Changed My Mind About</a></li> 2841 2842 2843 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/09/08/three-ways-fix-habits/">Three Ways to Fix a Stubborn Habit</a></li> 2844 2845 2846 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/09/01/stress-and-success/">How Much Stress Do You Need for Success?</a></li> 2847 2848 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 2849 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/08/25/master-chinese/">How I’m Continuing to Learn (and Hopefully Master) Chinese</a></li> 2850 2851 2852 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/08/19/im-27/">I’m 27</a></li> 2853 2854 2855 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/08/10/evaluate-ideas/">The Two Ways to Evaluate Ideas</a></li> 2856 2857 2858 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/08/04/idea-isomorphism/">The Isomorphism of Ideas</a></li> 2859 2860 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 2861 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/07/29/value-of-forgotten-ideas/">Is There Value in Ideas You Can’t Remember?</a></li> 2862 2863 2864 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/07/21/focus-feels-lazy/">Why Focusing Can Often Feel Lazy</a></li> 2865 2866 2867 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/07/16/go-your-own-pace/">Don’t Be Afraid to Go at Your Own Pace</a></li> 2868 2869 2870 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/07/07/building-searching/">Building, Searching and the Algorithm for Finding the Best Spouse</a></li> 2871 2872 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 2873 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/06/29/los-relaunch/">Learning on Steroids is Open (For the Last Time)</a></li> 2874 2875 2876 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/06/22/stop-forgetting/">How to Stop Forgetting What You Read</a></li> 2877 2878 2879 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/06/10/patience-and-growth/">I Told My Friend Not to Start a Business. Here’s Why…</a></li> 2880 2881 2882 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/06/04/self-honesty/">Being Honest with Yourself is Hard</a></li> 2883 2884 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 2885 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/05/26/pay-for-info/">You Don’t Pay Enough for Information</a></li> 2886 2887 2888 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/05/21/habits-of-moderation/">How to Build Habits of Moderation</a></li> 2889 2890 2891 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/05/13/constraints/">Should You Accept Your Constraints or Try to Improve Them?</a></li> 2892 2893 2894 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/05/05/local-wisdom/">Why the Smartest People Donât Always Give the Best Advice: The Importance of Local Wisdom</a></li> 2895 2896 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 2897 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/04/27/tedx-learn-any-language/">My New TEDx Talk: One Simple Method to Learn Any Language</a></li> 2898 2899 2900 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/04/15/too-original-lessons-china/">Are You Trying to Be Too Original? What I Learned About the Value of Imitation from China</a></li> 2901 2902 2903 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/04/07/paradoxical-virtues/">Paradoxical Virtues</a></li> 2904 2905 2906 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/04/01/finish-what-you-start/">How to Build the Habit of Finishing What You Start</a></li> 2907 2908 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 2909 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/03/25/permanent-habits/">Why is it So Hard to Create Permanent Habits?</a></li> 2910 2911 2912 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/03/17/what-should-you-master/">Which Skills Should You Master?</a></li> 2913 2914 2915 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/03/05/be-bold/">Be Bold, Presumptuous and Stop Caring About What Others Think</a></li> 2916 2917 2918 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/03/02/4-languages-3-minutes/">Watch us Speak all Four Languages in Three Minutes</a></li> 2919 2920 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 2921 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/02/17/rereading/">Are There Books You Should Reread Every Year?</a></li> 2922 2923 2924 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/02/06/lower-efficiency-to-go-faster/">When the Less Efficient Method Gets the Job Done Faster</a></li> 2925 2926 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2015 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 2927 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/01/29/projects-or-habits/">Should You Do Intense, Short-Term Projects, or Build Long-Term Habits?</a></li> 2928 2929 2930 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/01/19/speed-reading-redo/">I Was Wrong About Speed Reading: Here are the Facts</a></li> 2931 2932 2933 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/01/15/rap-in-korean/">Watch Me Rap in Korean</a></li> 2934 2935 2936 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2015/01/07/how-to-get-mentors/">Why You Need Mentors (and Why You Don’t Have Them Yet)</a></li> 2937 2938 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 2939 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/12/29/zero-reading-queue/">Should You Maintain an (Almost) Empty Reading Queue?</a></li> 2940 2941 2942 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/12/22/degrees-of-freedom/">Improve Creative Skills by Reducing Degrees of Freedom</a></li> 2943 2944 2945 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/12/15/different-difficulty/">Different Kinds of Difficulty</a></li> 2946 2947 2948 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/12/08/knowing-facts-matters/">Knowing Facts Still Matters (Even in an Age of Wikipedia)</a></li> 2949 2950 2951 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/12/02/career-fulfillment/">Two Ways to Think About Career Fulfillment</a></li> 2952 2953 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 2954 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/11/26/orienting-tasks/">Easily Distracted? Use Orienting Tasks While Learning.</a></li> 2955 2956 2957 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/11/19/going-soft/">The Fear of Going Soft</a></li> 2958 2959 2960 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/11/11/bias-is-inescapable/">Bias is Inescapable</a></li> 2961 2962 2963 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/11/07/srs-for-concepts/">Why I’m Skeptical About SRS for Conceptual Subjects</a></li> 2964 2965 2966 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/11/04/20-percent-effort/">Make Plans Work on 20% Effort</a></li> 2967 2968 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 2969 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/31/morning-first/">Build Your Morning Habits First</a></li> 2970 2971 2972 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/28/dont-cut-sleep/">The Stupidity of Cutting Sleep</a></li> 2973 2974 2975 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/21/good-analogies/">How Do You Make a Good Analogy?</a></li> 2976 2977 2978 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/17/pick-just-three/">Pick Three Things. Now Do Them Well</a></li> 2979 2980 2981 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/14/assumptions/">Why do Engineers Think They’ll Be Good at Picking Stocks?</a></li> 2982 2983 2984 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/09/review-back-learn-ahead/">Is it Better to Review Back or Learn Ahead?</a></li> 2985 2986 2987 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/06/maintain-language/">How I’m Maintaining the Ability to Speak Six Languages</a></li> 2988 2989 2990 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/10/03/learn-useless-things/">Why Learn “Useless” Things?</a></li> 2991 2992 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 2993 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/09/30/growth-or-consistency/">Choose: Growth or Consistency</a></li> 2994 2995 2996 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/09/22/los-reopen-2014/">Learning on Steroids is now open</a></li> 2997 2998 2999 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/09/15/bootcamp-day-1/">How to Increase Your Ability to Focus</a></li> 3000 3001 3002 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/09/10/korean-final-update/">Korean Final Update</a></li> 3003 3004 3005 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/09/01/tywe-review/">Looking Back at a Year (Almost) Without English</a></li> 3006 3007 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 3008 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/08/19/im-26/">I’m 26</a></li> 3009 3010 3011 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/08/10/7-principles-learn-better-science/">Seven Principles of Learning Better From Cognitive Science</a></li> 3012 3013 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 3014 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/07/27/language-and-thought/">Does Speaking Another Language Change How You Think?</a></li> 3015 3016 3017 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/07/16/korean-halfway-update/">Korean Halfway Update</a></li> 3018 3019 3020 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/07/09/learn-a-language-abroad/">How Many Hours of Preparation Do You Need to Learn a Language Abroad?</a></li> 3021 3022 3023 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/07/01/underwork/">Why You’re Probably Not Working as Much as You Think You Are</a></li> 3024 3025 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 3026 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/06/25/about-learning-chinese/">Guest Posts I’ve Done About Learning Chinese</a></li> 3027 3028 3029 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/06/10/learning-chinese-documentary/">Learning Chinese over 3ý Months | 12-Min Documentary</a></li> 3030 3031 3032 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/06/01/learn-korean/">How I Plan to Learn Korean Differently than Chinese</a></li> 3033 3034 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 3035 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/05/26/easy-skepticism/">The Danger of Easy Skepticism</a></li> 3036 3037 3038 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/05/19/1000/">#1000</a></li> 3039 3040 3041 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/05/13/no-english-in-china/">
3041How Well Did the No-English Rule Work for Learning Chinese?</a></li> 3042 3043 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 3044 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/04/15/chinese-vs-spanish/">How Much Harder is Learning Chinese Than Spanish?</a></li> 3045 3046 3047 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/04/01/study-hard-no-burnout/">The Three-Step Strategy to Study Hard Without Burning Out</a></li> 3048 3049 3050 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/04/01/why-braintrainin/">Why Braintraining Games are Silly</a></li> 3051 3052 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 3053 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/03/25/self-criticism/">Never Be Too Pleased With Your Past Work</a></li> 3054 3055 3056 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/03/12/portuguese-2-months/">Learning Portuguese Over 2 Months + 1 Week</a></li> 3057 3058 3059 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/03/02/wrong-about-china/">I Was Wrong About China: A First Two Weeks in China (and Chinese)</a></li> 3060 3061 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 3062 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/02/13/plan-chinese-3-months/">My Plan for Learning Chinese Over Three Months</a></li> 3063 3064 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2014 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 3065 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/01/28/dont-think-for-yourself/">Don’t Think For Yourself</a></li> 3066 3067 3068 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/01/16/blogs-vs-books/">Are Blogs Better Than Books for Mastering Complex Ideas?</a></li> 3069 3070 3071 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2014/01/08/adequacy-vs-mastery/">Things Worth Knowing Well, Things Worth Knowing Poorly</a></li> 3072 3073 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 3074 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/12/28/learned-poorly/">Things Worth Knowing, Even Poorly</a></li> 3075 3076 3077 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/12/20/hearts-explosions-and-brazil/">Chicken Hearts and Glass Explosions: A First Week in Brazil</a></li> 3078 3079 3080 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/12/11/spanish-11-weeks-doc/">Learning Spanish in 11 Weeks | 10-Min Documentary</a></li> 3081 3082 3083 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/12/05/spanish-3-months/">My Spanish After Three Months</a></li> 3084 3085 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 3086 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/11/22/language-switching/">How Do You Learn a New Language, Without Forgetting the Old One?</a></li> 3087 3088 3089 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/11/07/spacing/">Should I Have Done the MIT Challenge Over 4 Years?</a></li> 3090 3091 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 3092 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/10/29/bold-moves/">Bold Moves are Often Easier than Small Ones</a></li> 3093 3094 3095 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/10/22/how-to-learn-boring-subjects/">How to Learn Boring Subjects</a></li> 3096 3097 3098 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/10/17/7-learner-mistakes/">The 7 Most Common Learner Mistakes</a></li> 3099 3100 3101 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/10/11/learning-spanish/">How I’m Learning Spanish</a></li> 3102 3103 3104 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/10/03/travel-cheap/">You Don’t Need to Be Rich to Travel</a></li> 3105 3106 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 3107 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/09/27/language-critical-period/">Why You Shouldn’t Learn a Language the Way Children Do</a></li> 3108 3109 3110 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/09/19/metalearning/">The Importance of Knowing What You Know</a></li> 3111 3112 3113 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/09/13/week-without-english/">Thoughts on the First Week Without Speaking English</a></li> 3114 3115 3116 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/09/03/im-25/">I’m 25</a></li> 3117 3118 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 3119 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/08/25/the-year-without-english/">My Next Project – The Year Without English</a></li> 3120 3121 3122 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/08/14/learning-on-steroids-2013/">Learning on Steroids is now open (until August 22nd)</a></li> 3123 3124 3125 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/08/05/free-learn-faster-bootcamp/">Free Learn Faster 1-Week Bootcamp</a></li> 3126 3127 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 3128 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/07/31/watch-out-for-good-ideas/">Watch Out for “Good” Ideas</a></li> 3129 3130 3131 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/07/23/ignore-iq/">Why Your IQ Matters Less Than You Think</a></li> 3132 3133 3134 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/07/09/side-project/">How to Execute a Successful Side Project</a></li> 3135 3136 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 3137 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/06/29/is-free-university-the-future/">Is Free University the Future?</a></li> 3138 3139 3140 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/06/20/beginners-and-masters/">Should You Learn Physics Like Newton? Contrasting Expert and Beginner Learning Strategies</a></li> 3141 3142 3143 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/06/15/how-to-use-feedback/">How to Use Feedback</a></li> 3144 3145 3146 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/06/03/growth-ratio/">What’s Your Growth Ratio?</a></li> 3147 3148 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 3149 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/05/22/specialization/">How Much Specialization?</a></li> 3150 3151 3152 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/05/10/learn-anything-in-less-time/">A Step-by-Step Process to Teach Yourself Anything (in a Fraction of the Time)</a></li> 3153 3154 3155 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/05/02/break-your-map/">Break Your Map</a></li> 3156 3157 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 3158 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/04/25/blank-slate-moments/">Blank Slate Moments</a></li> 3159 3160 3161 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/04/19/habits-hurt-or-help/">The Paradox of Growth: Do Habits Hurt or Help You Learn?</a></li> 3162 3163 3164 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/04/12/how-to-focus/">How to Focus</a></li> 3165 3166 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 3167 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/03/31/learning-methods/">
3167Which Learning Methods Actually Work?</a></li> 3168 3169 3170 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/03/21/catch-22/">Catch-22s and Bootstrapping Your Life</a></li> 3171 3172 3173 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/03/15/network-or-skills/">What Matters More: Your Network or Skills?</a></li> 3174 3175 3176 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/03/05/textbooks/">Why You Should Read Textbooks</a></li> 3177 3178 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 3179 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/02/26/self-discipline-comes-first/">Self-Discipline Comes First</a></li> 3180 3181 3182 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/02/21/wordsmith/">WordSmith – Building a Program that Plays Scrabble</a></li> 3183 3184 3185 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/02/14/its-who-you-know/">“It’s Who You Know”</a></li> 3186 3187 3188 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/02/05/two-types-of-growth/">Two Types of Growth</a></li> 3189 3190 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2013 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 3191 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/01/29/flow-vs-growth/">Flow Doesn’t Maximize Improvement</a></li> 3192 3193 3194 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/01/22/rethinking-learn-it-once/">Rethinking “Learn it Once”</a></li> 3195 3196 3197 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/01/15/obsessive-research/">Could Obsessive Research Be the Cure for Procrastination?</a></li> 3198 3199 3200 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2013/01/09/ideas-you-should-know/">What are the Intellectual Ideas Everybody Should Know?</a></li> 3201 3202 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 3203 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/12/28/is-getting-rich-worth-it/">Is Getting Rich Worth It?</a></li> 3204 3205 3206 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/12/19/changing-the-mit-challenge/">What I Would Change About the MIT Challenge</a></li> 3207 3208 3209 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/12/05/interview-method/">The Interview Method: Why Our Assumptions About Success Are Often Wrong</a></li> 3210 3211 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 3212 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/11/28/risk/">Why the Risky Options Can Sometimes Be the Safest</a></li> 3213 3214 3215 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/11/19/pursue-your-dream/">Should You Pursue Your Dream, Even if You’ll Probably Fail?</a></li> 3216 3217 3218 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/11/13/why-lectures/">Why the Fuss Over Lectures?</a></li> 3219 3220 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 3221 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/10/31/learning-on-steroids-now-open/">Learning on Steroids is Now Open</a></li> 3222 3223 3224 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/10/26/bootcamp-2012-day-1/">Double your output (while working fewer hours)</a></li> 3225 3226 3227 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/10/24/free-bootcamp/">Free Learn Faster Bootcamp (Starts Tomorrow)</a></li> 3228 3229 3230 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/10/15/focus-not-effort/">Why Focus (not Effort) is the Key to Getting Stuff Done</a></li> 3231 3232 3233 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/10/10/meetup-and-bootcamp/">Paris Meetup and Upcoming Bootcamp</a></li> 3234 3235 3236 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/10/08/why-you-are-lazy/">Why You’re Lazy (and How to Fix It)</a></li> 3237 3238 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 3239 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/09/27/mit-challenge-done/">The MIT Challenge is Complete</a></li> 3240 3241 3242 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/09/22/mit-challenge-final-week/">One Week Left in the MIT Challenge</a></li> 3243 3244 3245 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/09/18/dont-follow-your-passion/">Don’t Follow Your Passion</a></li> 3246 3247 3248 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/09/09/learn-to-program/">The Beginner’s Guide to Learning to Program</a></li> 3249 3250 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 3251 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/08/26/work-less-to-get-more-done/">Work Less to Get More Done</a></li> 3252 3253 3254 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/08/19/24/">I’m 24</a></li> 3255 3256 3257 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/08/12/fake-wisdom/">Fake Wisdom</a></li> 3258 3259 3260 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/08/05/forgetting-is-good/">Why Forgetting Can Be Good</a></li> 3261 3262 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 3263 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/07/29/interesting-life-and-productive/">How to Lead an Interesting Life and Still Get Stuff Done</a></li> 3264 3265 3266 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/07/21/learn-hard-courses/">How to Learn Really Hard Courses</a></li> 3267 3268 3269 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/07/16/ultralearning/">Should You Learn New Skills or Master Old Ones?</a></li> 3270 3271 3272 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/07/04/the-diy-degree/">The DIY Degree: Using Self-Education to Earn a Bachelorâs Degree in 1 Year</a></li> 3273 3274 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 3275 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/06/24/tedx-mit/">TEDx – Can You Get an MIT Education for Less than $2000?</a></li> 3276 3277 3278 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/06/10/wanting-the-right-things/">Wanting the Right Things</a></li> 3279 3280 3281 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/06/03/nonconformist-social-skills/">Nonconformers Need Better Social Skills</a></li> 3282 3283 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 3284 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/05/27/complexity/">Why Should Life Be Simple?</a></li> 3285 3286 3287 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/05/17/strangeness/">The Strangeness of Everyday Things</a></li> 3288 3289 3290 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/05/06/the-laziness-paradox/">
3290The Laziness Paradox: Embrace Your Weaknesses to Accomplish More</a></li> 3291 3292 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 3293 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/04/30/100-startup/">Is Owning Your Own Business Worth It?</a></li> 3294 3295 3296 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/04/22/learning-doubt/">Learning to Doubt</a></li> 3297 3298 3299 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/04/16/healthy-delusions/">Healthy Delusions?</a></li> 3300 3301 3302 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/04/03/a-la-carte-education/">A La Carte Education</a></li> 3303 3304 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 3305 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/03/25/habits-and-mastery/">Are Habits the Enemy of Mastery?</a></li> 3306 3307 3308 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/03/18/startup-of-you/">Why Does Most Career Advice Suck?</a></li> 3309 3310 3311 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/03/04/learn-faster-without-college/">Can You Learn Faster Without School?</a></li> 3312 3313 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 3314 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/02/19/just-finish-it/">Just Finish It</a></li> 3315 3316 3317 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/02/12/marketing-or-mastery/">What Matters More, Marketing or Mastery?</a></li> 3318 3319 3320 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/02/06/sex-scandal-technique/">The Sex Scandal Technique: How to Achieve Any Goal, Instantly (and Party with Tim Ferriss)</a></li> 3321 3322 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2012 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 3323 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/01/23/young-take-risks/">If You’re Young, Do Harder, Riskier Things</a></li> 3324 3325 3326 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/01/16/do-hard-things/">Do Hard Things</a></li> 3327 3328 3329 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2012/01/09/look-lazy-be-productive/">Look Lazy, Be Productive</a></li> 3330 3331 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 3332 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/12/18/two-types-of-advice/">Two Types of Advice</a></li> 3333 3334 3335 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/12/12/learning-without-school/">Thoughts on Learning a Degree, Without Going to School</a></li> 3336 3337 3338 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/12/04/swimming-against-your-destiny/">Swimming Upstream Against Your Destiny</a></li> 3339 3340 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 3341 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/11/28/focus-without-caffeine/">How to Stay Focused (Without Extra Caffeine)</a></li> 3342 3343 3344 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/11/21/fun-or-effectiveness/">Does Enjoyment Trump Efficiency?</a></li> 3345 3346 3347 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/11/13/do-what-others-wont-or-cant/">Do What Others Won’t or Can’t Do</a></li> 3348 3349 3350 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/11/08/why-learn-math/">Why Learn Math?</a></li> 3351 3352 3353 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/11/01/mit-challenge-month-1/">First Lessons in Trying to Finish 4 Years of MIT in 12 Months</a></li> 3354 3355 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 3356 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/10/23/complex-philosophy/">Good Life Philosophies Arenât Simple</a></li> 3357 3358 3359 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/10/17/genes-in-genius/">How Much Do Genes Matter?</a></li> 3360 3361 3362 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/10/09/learn-calculus-fast/">
3362Learning MIT Calculus in 5 Days</a></li> 3363 3364 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 3365 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/09/27/the-mit-challenge/">Learning 4 Years of MIT in 12 Months</a></li> 3366 3367 3368 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/09/19/be-real/">Living Closer to Reality</a></li> 3369 3370 3371 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/09/12/single-flaw/">The “Single Flaw” Fallacy</a></li> 3372 3373 3374 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/09/07/learning-on-steroids/">Learning on Steroids is Open</a></li> 3375 3376 3377 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/09/01/learn-faster/">Learn Faster with the Feynman Technique</a></li> 3378 3379 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 3380 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/08/25/cynicism/">Cynicism is Easy, Optimism Takes Guts</a></li> 3381 3382 3383 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/08/19/im-23/">I’m 23</a></li> 3384 3385 3386 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/08/15/maintain-or-grow/">Why Youâre Exhausted But Not Improving</a></li> 3387 3388 3389 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/08/09/learning-smart-hard-ideas/">Developing an Appetite for Hard Ideas</a></li> 3390 3391 3392 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/08/02/mit-physics-fast/">Completing an MIT Physics Class in 4.5 Days?</a></li> 3393 3394 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 3395 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/07/26/effort-skill/">The Skill of Trying Your Best</a></li> 3396 3397 3398 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/07/18/step-one/">Step One is Showing Up</a></li> 3399 3400 3401 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/07/13/obsession/">Is Obsession a Prerequisite for Success?</a></li> 3402 3403 3404 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/07/07/rethinking-talent/">Rethinking Talent</a></li> 3405 3406 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 3407 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/06/29/hypocrisy/">Why Itâs Hard Not to Be a Hypocrite</a></li> 3408 3409 3410 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/06/23/the-danger-of-isms/">The Danger of “-isms”</a></li> 3411 3412 3413 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/06/20/paradox-of-success/">The Paradox of Success and The Only-72</a></li> 3414 3415 3416 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/06/16/losing-yourself/">Losing Yourself</a></li> 3417 3418 3419 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/06/06/happily-ever-after/">Happily Ever After</a></li> 3420 3421 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 3422 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/30/live-longer/">Living Longer by Stretching Psychological Time</a></li> 3423 3424 3425 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/24/easy-money/">Could You Walk Away From $8 Million in Easy Money?</a></li> 3426 3427 3428 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/18/welcome-study-hacks-readers/">Welcome Study Hacks Readers!</a></li> 3429 3430 3431 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/13/getting-good-writing/">Getting Good: How I’m Trying to Be a Better Writer</a></li> 3432 3433 3434 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/10/welcome-zen-habits-readers/">Welcome Zen Habits Readers!</a></li> 3435 3436 3437 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/05/03/enjoy-college-university/">Seven Unconventional Ideas for Getting the Most Out of College</a></li> 3438 3439 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 3440 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/04/26/why-honest-people-cheat/">Why Honest People Cheat</a></li> 3441 3442 3443 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/04/21/is-school-useless/">Is What You Learn in School Really Useless?</a></li> 3444 3445 3446 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/04/12/we-become-the-story/">We Become the Story We Tell Ourselves</a></li> 3447 3448 3449 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/04/04/luck-or-effort/">What if Luck Matters More than Effort?</a></li> 3450 3451 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 3452 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/03/25/juggle-pursuits-be-productive/">How to Juggle Pursuits and Still Get Stuff Done</a></li> 3453 3454 3455 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/03/17/philosophical-tourism/">Philosophical Tourism</a></li> 3456 3457 3458 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/03/08/web-kills-school/">When Will the Web Transform Education?</a></li> 3459 3460 3461 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/03/04/you-cant-escape-yourself/">World Travel or Finding Passion Won’t Escape Who You Are</a></li> 3462 3463 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 3464 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/02/17/learn-faster-bootcamp/">Learn Faster, Get More Done: The Free 1-Week Bootcamp</a></li> 3465 3466 3467 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/02/08/building-cool-things/">Building Cool Things</a></li> 3468 3469 3470 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/02/02/the-empathy-problem/">The Empathy Problem</a></li> 3471 3472 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2011 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 3473 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/01/24/asking-the-right-questions/">Asking the Right Questions</a></li> 3474 3475 3476 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/01/16/unconventional-ideas/">Unconventional Meet-up in Winnipeg and Do You Need School?</a></li> 3477 3478 3479 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/01/11/learn-faster-and-better/">A Brief Guide to Learning Faster (and Better)</a></li> 3480 3481 3482 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2011/01/07/day-jobs-vs-side-projects/">Day Jobs vs Side Projects</a></li> 3483 3484 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 3485 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/12/22/berlin-and-best-posts/">Berlin Meetup and Best Posts of 2010</a></li> 3486 3487 3488 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/12/14/persist-without-praise/">Needing Encouragement is a Weakness</a></li> 3489 3490 3491 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/12/08/fix-your-flaws/">When You Should Fix Your Weaknesses</a></li> 3492 3493 3494 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/12/02/school-forever/">Staying in School Forever</a></li> 3495 3496 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 3497 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/11/30/popup/">Subscription Popups: Your Thoughts?</a></li> 3498 3499 3500 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/11/23/the-enemy-of-good/">Routine is the Enemy of Good</a></li> 3501 3502 3503 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/11/18/dont-know-what-you-want/">Don’t Know What You Want?</a></li> 3504 3505 3506 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/11/08/why-we-fail-choosing/">The Obvious Choice is Often the Worst: Why People Fail Choosing Jobs, Classes and Dates</a></li> 3507 3508 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 3509 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/10/26/dream-smaller-live-happier/">Does Dreaming Smaller Result in Living Happier?</a></li> 3510 3511 3512 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/10/18/if-not-now-then-when/">If Not Now, Then When?</a></li> 3513 3514 3515 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/10/14/fear-is-good/">Fear is Good</a></li> 3516 3517 3518 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/10/08/should-you-retire/">Should You Plan to Retire?</a></li> 3519 3520 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 3521 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/30/feeling-lost/">Feeling Lost? Stop Worrying About Your “Life Purpose”</a></li> 3522 3523 3524 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/27/learn-faster-achieve-more/">Learn Faster, Achieve More</a></li> 3525 3526 3527 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/22/silence-the-noise/">
3527Silencing the Background Noise of Life</a></li> 3528 3529 3530 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/16/should-you-go-to-college/">Should Future Entrepreneurs Go to College?</a></li> 3531 3532 3533 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/10/learn-more-study-less-the-video-course/">Is it Possible to Ace University Exams Without Studying?</a></li> 3534 3535 3536 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/06/cal-newport-interview/">Don’t Follow Your Passion, Do Less to Achieve More and The Magic of the Failed-Simulation Effect</a></li> 3537 3538 3539 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/09/01/whats-wrong-with-self-help/">Here’s What’s Wrong with Self-Help</a></li> 3540 3541 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 3542 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/08/24/my-upcoming-video-course-learning-on-steroids-and-vancouver-meet-up/">My Upcoming Video Course, Learning on Steroids and Vancouver Meet-Up</a></li> 3543 3544 3545 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/08/19/im-22/">I’m 22</a></li> 3546 3547 3548 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/08/10/the-problem-with-trying-harder/">Discipline Can Make You Good, Not the Best</a></li> 3549 3550 3551 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/08/03/the-abundance-myth/">Should You Use Scarcity Thinking When Making Big Life Decisions?</a></li> 3552 3553 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 3554 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/07/26/why-ive-decided-to-be-wrong-more-often/">Why I’ve Decided to Be Wrong More Often</a></li> 3555 3556 3557 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/07/17/you-cant-set-goals-to-fix-your-flaws/">You Canât Set Goals to Fix Your Flaws</a></li> 3558 3559 3560 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/07/12/how-to-find-what-youre-passionate-about-and-get-paid-for-it/">How to Find What Youâre Passionate About (And Get Paid For It)</a></li> 3561 3562 3563 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/07/05/is-being-rich-important/">Is Being Rich Important for Living the Ideal Life?</a></li> 3564 3565 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 3566 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/06/28/one-year-in-france/">Life Lessons from One Year in France</a></li> 3567 3568 3569 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/06/22/letting-bad-things-happen/">Manageable Awfulness and How to Let Bad Things Happen</a></li> 3570 3571 3572 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/06/14/happy-or-good/">Should You Strive to Live Happily or to Live Good?</a></li> 3573 3574 3575 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/06/11/deep-thoughts-in-a-shallow-era/">Society’s Attention Deficit – Praise for Deep Thinking in the Era of Shallowness</a></li> 3576 3577 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 3578 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/05/31/running-to-stand-still/">How Fast are You Running to Stay in the Same Place?</a></li> 3579 3580 3581 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/05/24/mental-aikido/">Mental Aikido: The Necessity of Unhappiness in the Ideal Life</a></li> 3582 3583 3584 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/05/17/the-biographers-tyranny/">Are You Living Life or Just Planning Your Biography?</a></li> 3585 3586 3587 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/05/14/waste-time/">Should You Waste More of Your Time?</a></li> 3588 3589 3590 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/05/05/atheist-reading-religio/">Should an Atheist Be Reading the Great Books of Religion?</a></li> 3591 3592 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 3593 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/04/28/inconvenience/">Inconvenient Conveniences – Is Easier Always Better?</a></li> 3594 3595 3596 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/04/21/complexophilia/">If Youâre So Smart, Why is Your Life Still a Mess?</a></li> 3597 3598 3599 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/04/15/wanting-vs-liking/">Will Reaching the Ideal Life Make You any Happier?</a></li> 3600 3601 3602 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/04/05/language-learning/">My Thoughts on Learning to Speak Another Language</a></li> 3603 3604 3605 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/04/04/case-studies-help-me-write-my-next-book/">Case Studies: Help Me Write My Next Book</a></li> 3606 3607 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 3608 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/31/motivation-excuse/">Do You Use “Lack of Motivation” as an Excuse?</a></li> 3609 3610 3611 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/27/elevator-pitch/">Could You Sell Who You Are in 30 Seconds?</a></li> 3612 3613 3614 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/24/pragmatic-optimism-how-your-fears-and-doubts-can-allow-you-to-succeed/">Pragmatic Optimism: How Your Fears and Doubts Can Allow You to Succeed</a></li> 3615 3616 3617 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/17/why-goal-setting-can-leave-you-miserable/">Why Goal-Setting Can Leave You Miserable</a></li> 3618 3619 3620 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/16/im-reopening-my-rapid-learning-tactics-program/">I’m Reopening My Rapid Learning Tactics Program</a></li> 3621 3622 3623 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/11/does-thinking-about-the-ideal-life-actually-lead-to-living-one/">Does Thinking About the Ideal Life Actually Lead to Living One?</a></li> 3624 3625 3626 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/09/society-doesnt-care-that-youre-good-at-world-of-warcraft/">Society Doesnât Care that Youâre Good at World of Warcraft</a></li> 3627 3628 3629 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/08/reader-meet-up-in-paris/">Reader Meet-Up in Paris?</a></li> 3630 3631 3632 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/04/wander-or-build/">Should You Wander the World or Build a Home?</a></li> 3633 3634 3635 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/03/01/youre-lazier-than-you-think/">You’re Lazier Than You Think</a></li> 3636 3637 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 3638 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/26/designed-or-earned/">Is the Ideal Lifestyle Designed or Earned?</a></li> 3639 3640 3641 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/24/self-education-failings/">
3641Why Self-Educated Learners Often Come Up Short</a></li> 3642 3643 3644 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/23/welcome-zenhabits-readers/">Welcome ZenHabits Readers!</a></li> 3645 3646 3647 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/19/why-most-people-are-happier-working-than-in-their-free-time/">Why Most People are Happier Working than in Their Free Time</a></li> 3648 3649 3650 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/17/my-elusive-quest-to-complete-a-handstand-pushup/">My Elusive Quest to Complete a Handstand Pushup</a></li> 3651 3652 3653 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/">How to Conquer Your Fears – Engineer a Low Cost of Failure</a></li> 3654 3655 3656 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/10/perfectionism-isnt-bad-in-the-long-term/">Perfectionism Isn’t Bad (In the Long-Term)</a></li> 3657 3658 3659 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/03/does-the-ideal-life-depend-on-your-city/">Does the Ideal Life Depend on Your City?</a></li> 3660 3661 3662 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/01/stop-using-guilt-as-a-motivation-tactic/">Stop Using Guilt as a Motivation Tactic</a></li> 3663 3664 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2010 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 3665 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-serious-pursuit-of-fun/">The Serious Pursuit of Fun</a></li> 3666 3667 3668 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/25/living-on-the-edge-of-incompetence/">Living on the Edge of Incompetence</a></li> 3669 3670 3671 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/20/how-to-find-your-productivity-achilles-heel/">How to Find Your Productivity Achilles’ Heel</a></li> 3672 3673 3674 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/18/my-mistakes-and-triumphs-in-learning-a-foreign-language/">My Mistakes and Triumphs in Learning a Foreign Language</a></li> 3675 3676 3677 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/15/friday-links-14/">Friday Links</a></li> 3678 3679 3680 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/13/sleeping-enough-is-more-important-than-early-rising/">Sleeping Enough is More Important Than Early-Rising</a></li> 3681 3682 3683 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/10/why-you-should-ignore-passive-income/">Why You Should Ignore Passive Income</a></li> 3684 3685 3686 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/10/learning-on-steroids-sells-out-in-36-minutes/">Learning on Steroids Sells Out in 36 Minutes!</a></li> 3687 3688 3689 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/06/too-much-work-heres-how-to-handle-it/">Too Much Work? Here’s How to Handle It</a></li> 3690 3691 3692 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/01/04/want-better-results-for-2010-commit-to-fewer-things/">Want Better Results for 2010? Commit to Fewer Things</a></li> 3693 3694 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 3695 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/30/what-if-you-never-graduate/">What if You Never Graduate?</a></li> 3696 3697 3698 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/28/the-frustration-barrier-the-key-obstacle-to-being-good-at-anything/">The Frustration Barrier – The Key Obstacle to Being Good at Anything</a></li> 3699 3700 3701 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/23/9-tactics-for-rapid-learning-that-most-people-have-never-heard-of/">9 Tactics for Rapid Learning (That Most People Have Never Heard Of)</a></li> 3702 3703 3704 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/21/do-you-need-friends-that-think-like-you/">Do You Need Friends That Think Like You?</a></li> 3705 3706 3707 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/18/friday-links-13/">Friday Links</a></li> 3708 3709 3710 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/16/the-crowd-is-stupid-you-dont-need-genius-to-beat-them/">The Crowd is Stupid (You Don’t Need Genius to Beat Them)</a></li> 3711 3712 3713 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/14/do-people-want-riches-to-buy-stuff-or-status/">Do People Want Riches to Buy Stuff or Status?</a></li> 3714 3715 3716 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/11/friday-links-12/">Friday Links</a></li> 3717 3718 3719 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/09/is-employment-always-a-bad-thing/">Is Employment Always a Bad Thing?</a></li> 3720 3721 3722 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/07/my-five-favorite-inspirational-films/">My Five Favorite Inspirational Films</a></li> 3723 3724 3725 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/04/friday-links-11/">Friday Links</a></li> 3726 3727 3728 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/12/02/know-which-stairs-to-climb-or-how-i-trained-to-do-a-pistol-squat/">Know Which Stairs to Climb (Or How I Trained to do a Pistol Squat)</a></li> 3729 3730 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 3731 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/30/people-dont-want-experts/">People Don’t Want Experts</a></li> 3732 3733 3734 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/27/are-passions-discovered-or-constructed/">Are Passions Discovered or Constructed?</a></li> 3735 3736 3737 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/25/the-10-really-obvious-ways-to-be-more-productive/">The 10 Really Obvious Ways to Be More Productive</a></li> 3738 3739 3740 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/21/coming-soon-learning-on-steroids/">Coming Soon: Learning on Steroids</a></li> 3741 3742 3743 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/18/what-if-you-have-more-than-one-passion/">What if You Have More Than One Passion?</a></li> 3744 3745 3746 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/16/why-most-people-give-up-and-fail/">Why Most People Give Up and Fail</a></li> 3747 3748 3749 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/13/friday-links-10/">Friday Links</a></li> 3750 3751 3752 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/12/the-joy-of-cooking-meals-from-scratch/">The Joy of Cooking Meals From Scratch</a></li> 3753 3754 3755 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/10/how-to-get-more-from-life-free-ebook/">How to Get More From Life –
3755 Free EBook</a></li> 3756 3757 3758 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/07/new-reader-survey/">New Reader Survey</a></li> 3759 3760 3761 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/05/exclusive-webcast-chat-with-ramit-and-scott-live/">Exclusive Webcast: Chat with Ramit and Scott, Live</a></li> 3762 3763 3764 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/11/03/how-to-earn-more-save-better-and-be-rich/">How to Earn More, Save Better and Be Rich</a></li> 3765 3766 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 3767 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/30/friday-links-9/">Friday Links</a></li> 3768 3769 3770 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/28/why-the-world-is-actually-getting-better/">Why the World is Actually Getting Better</a></li> 3771 3772 3773 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/26/my-progress-in-becoming-bilingual/">My Progress in Becoming Bilingual</a></li> 3774 3775 3776 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/23/friday-links-8/">Friday Links</a></li> 3777 3778 3779 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/21/dont-quit-your-day-job/">Don’t Quit Your Day Job</a></li> 3780 3781 3782 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/19/success-requires-hard-work-but-not-all-in-one-day/">Success Requires Hard Work (But Not All in One Day)</a></li> 3783 3784 3785 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/16/friday-links-7/">Friday Links</a></li> 3786 3787 3788 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/14/why-i-hate-self-help-platitudes/">Why I Hate Self-Help Platitudes</a></li> 3789 3790 3791 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/12/fitness-is-an-end-unto-itself/">Fitness is an End Unto Itself</a></li> 3792 3793 3794 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/09/friday-links-6/">Friday Links</a></li> 3795 3796 3797 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/06/dont-work-9-5/">Don’t Work 9-5</a></li> 3798 3799 3800 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/10/03/think-outside-the-cubicle-released/">Think Outside the Cubicle – Released!</a></li> 3801 3802 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 3803 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/30/7-broken-nutrition-arguments/">Can You Spot These 7 Broken Nutrition Arguments?</a></li> 3804 3805 3806 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/28/why-vegetarian/">Why Vegetarian?</a></li> 3807 3808 3809 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/25/friday-links-5/">Friday Links</a></li> 3810 3811 3812 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/23/decide-what%e2%80%99s-unimportant-to-you/">Decide Whatâs Unimportant to You</a></li> 3813 3814 3815 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/21/15-things-i-wish-i-knew/">15 Things I Wish I Knew</a></li> 3816 3817 3818 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/18/friday-links-4/">Friday Links</a></li> 3819 3820 3821 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/16/the-importance-of-being-likable/">The Importance of Being Likable</a></li> 3822 3823 3824 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/14/the-art-of-the-small-start/">The Art of the Small Start</a></li> 3825 3826 3827 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/09/how-to-chip-away-at-your-list-of-necessities/">How to Chip Away at Your List of Necessities</a></li> 3828 3829 3830 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/07/the-pleasure-of-living-within-constraints/">The Pleasure of Living Within Constraints</a></li> 3831 3832 3833 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/05/ive-arrived-in-france/">I’ve Arrived in France</a></li> 3834 3835 3836 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/03/accepting-your-inner-slacker/">Accepting Your Inner Slacker</a></li> 3837 3838 3839 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/09/01/should-your-twenties-be-for-work-or-play/">Should Your Twenties Be for Work or Play?</a></li> 3840 3841 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 3842 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/27/new-website-design/">New Website Design</a></li> 3843 3844 3845 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/">Staying in the Game</a></li> 3846 3847 3848 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/24/loneliness-and-the-unconventional-life/">Loneliness and the Unconventional Life</a></li> 3849 3850 3851 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/21/friday-links-3/">Friday Links</a></li> 3852 3853 3854 <li>
3854<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/19/im-21/">I’m 21</a></li> 3855 3856 3857 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/17/do-you-trust-your-productivity-system/">Do You Trust Your Productivity System?</a></li> 3858 3859 3860 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/14/friday-links-2/">Friday Links</a></li> 3861 3862 3863 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/12/the-first-step-and-the-thousandth/">The First Step and the Thousandth</a></li> 3864 3865 3866 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/10/the-reason-people-are-unhappy-in-relationships/">The Reason People are Unhappy in Relationships</a></li> 3867 3868 3869 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/05/if-you-want-to-be-fit-dont-buy-new-running-shoes/">If You Want to Be Fit, Donât Buy New Running Shoes</a></li> 3870 3871 3872 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/03/im-back-from-europe/">I’m Back From Europe</a></li> 3873 3874 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 3875 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/30/what-mmorpgs-can-teach-you-about-physical-fitness/">What MMORPGs Can Teach You About Physical Fitness</a></li> 3876 3877 3878 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/28/why-im-not-trying-to-build-passive-income/">Why I’m Not Trying to Build Passive Income</a></li> 3879 3880 3881 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/23/the-top-20-motivation-articles-at-scotthyoungcom/">The Top 20 Motivation Articles at ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 3882 3883 3884 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/21/how-to-draw-and-other-life-lessons/">How to Draw (and Other Life Lessons)</a></li> 3885 3886 3887 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/16/know-your-burn-rate-and-why-sabotages-you-before-you-begin/">Know Your Burn Rate, and Why it Sabotages You Before You Begin</a></li> 3888 3889 3890 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/14/ruthless-focus-and-the-art-of-saying-no/">Ruthless Focus and the Art of Saying No</a></li> 3891 3892 3893 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/09/what-are-you-going-to-be-exceptional-at-in-10-years/">What are You Going to be Exceptional at in 10 Years?</a></li> 3894 3895 3896 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/07/how-to-meet-interesting-people/">How to Meet Interesting People</a></li> 3897 3898 3899 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/07/01/how-to-achieve-a-goal-if-you-dont-know-where-to-start/">How to Achieve a Goal (If You Donât Know Where to Start)</a></li> 3900 3901 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 3902 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/29/showing-up-and-deliberate-inconsistency/">Showing Up and Deliberate Inconsistency</a></li> 3903 3904 3905 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/26/ill-be-in-europe-for-one-month/">I’ll Be In Europe for One Month</a></li> 3906 3907 3908 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/24/show-up-every-day/">Show Up, Every Day</a></li> 3909 3910 3911 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/22/the-art-of-nonconformity/">The Art of Nonconformity</a></li> 3912 3913 3914 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/19/friday-links/">Friday Links</a></li> 3915 3916 3917 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/17/how-to-set-goals-without-being-obnoxious/">How to Set Goals, Without Being Obnoxious</a></li> 3918 3919 3920 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/15/why-i-stopped-setting-long-term-goals/">Why I Stopped Setting Long-Term Goals</a></li> 3921 3922 3923 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/11/how-to-escape-the-toxic-friends-holding-you-back/">How to Escape the Toxic Friends Holding You Back</a></li> 3924 3925 3926 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/09/update-on-my-goal-to-learn-french/">Update on My Goal to Learn French</a></li> 3927 3928 3929 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/05/friday-links-09-06-05/">Friday Links 09-06-05</a></li> 3930 3931 3932 <li>
3932<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/03/how-to-kick-yourself-out-of-a-slump/">How to Kick Yourself Out of a Slump</a></li> 3933 3934 3935 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/06/01/how-to-change-a-habit-expansion/">How to Change a Habit – Expansion</a></li> 3936 3937 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 3938 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/29/friday-links-09-05-29/">Friday Links 09-05-29</a></li> 3939 3940 3941 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/27/what-the-heck-is-spirituality/">What the Heck is Spirituality?</a></li> 3942 3943 3944 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/25/consistency-is-an-overrated-virtue/">Consistency is an Overrated Virtue</a></li> 3945 3946 3947 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/21/dont-burn-your-ships/">Don’t Burn Your Ships</a></li> 3948 3949 3950 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/19/how-to-increase-your-creative-output/">How to Increase Your Creative Output</a></li> 3951 3952 3953 <li>
3953<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/15/friday-links-09-05-15/">Friday Links 09-05-15</a></li> 3954 3955 3956 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/14/vidcast-1-my-goals/">Vidcast #1 – My Goals</a></li> 3957 3958 3959 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/12/the-time-to-start-a-business-is-in-your-twenties/">The Time to Start a Business is in Your Twenties</a></li> 3960 3961 3962 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/">How to Watch Television Effectively</a></li> 3963 3964 3965 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/05/criticism-and-praise-are-the-same/">Criticism and Praise are the Same</a></li> 3966 3967 3968 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/01/friday-links-09-05-01/">Friday Links 09-05-01</a></li> 3969 3970 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 3971 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/29/escape-the-bad-learning-habits-you-picked-up-at-school/">Escape the Bad Learning Habits You Picked Up at School</a></li> 3972 3973 3974 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/27/be-a-rockstar-not-a-record-label-build-an-unscalable-business/">Be a Rockstar, Not a Record Label: Build an Unscalable Business</a></li> 3975 3976 3977 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/24/aggressive-learning/">Aggressive Learning</a></li> 3978 3979 3980 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/22/website-redesign-survey-results-and-help-name-my-next-book/">Website Redesign, Survey Results, and Help Name my Next Book</a></li> 3981 3982 3983 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/20/taoism-and-the-art-of-productivity/">Taoism and the Art of Productivity</a></li> 3984 3985 3986 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/17/you-are-going-to-lose-everything-eventually/">You Are Going to Lose Everything Eventually</a></li> 3987 3988 3989 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/14/survey-is-back-online/">Survey is Back Online</a></li> 3990 3991 3992 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/13/a-quick-survey-and-a-gift-for-you/">A Quick Survey and a Gift For You!</a></li> 3993 3994 3995 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/">Doubt</a></li> 3996 3997 3998 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/07/restricting-yourself/">Restricting Yourself</a></li> 3999 4000 4001 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/02/financial-freedom/">Financial Freedom</a></li> 4002 4003 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 4004 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/31/the-effort-threshold/">The Effort Threshold</a></li> 4005 4006 4007 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/27/friday-links-09-03-27/">Friday Links 09-03-27</a></li> 4008 4009 4010 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/25/how-i%e2%80%99m-creating-an-emergency-fund-with-one-year-of-income/">How Iâm Creating an Emergency Fund with One Year of Income</a></li> 4011 4012 4013 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/23/execution-is-more-important-than-planning/">Execution is More Important Than Planning</a></li> 4014 4015 4016 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/19/dont-swim-in-the-shallow-waters/">Don’t Swim in the Shallow Waters</a></li> 4017 4018 4019 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/17/ask-the-readers-advice-for-learning-a-foreign-language/">Ask the Readers: Advice for Learning a Foreign Language</a></li> 4020 4021 4022 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/12/honest-self-evaluation/">Honest Self-Evaluation</a></li> 4023 4024 4025 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/11/the-10-best-self-help-books-that-arent-self-help/">The 10 Best Self-Help Books (That Aren’t Self-Help)</a></li> 4026 4027 4028 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/06/friday-links-09-03-06/">Friday Links 09-03-06</a></li> 4029 4030 4031 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/04/how-to-build-a-solid-foundation-for-self-improvement/">How to Build a Solid Foundation for Self-Improvement</a></li> 4032 4033 4034 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/03/02/humility-is-more-important-than-confidence/">Humility is More Important Than Confidence</a></li> 4035 4036 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 4037 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/27/you-dont-need-to-be-a-geek-to-start-an-online-business/">You Don’t Need to be a Geek to Start an Online Business</a></li> 4038 4039 4040 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/24/average-doesnt-mean-secure/">Average Doesnât Mean Secure</a></li> 4041 4042 4043 <li>
4043<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/20/friday-links-09-02-20/">Friday Links 09-02-20</a></li> 4044 4045 4046 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/18/walk-slowly-so-you-dont-trip/">Walk Slowly So You Don’t Trip</a></li> 4047 4048 4049 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/16/in-praise-of-solitude/">In Praise of Solitude</a></li> 4050 4051 4052 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/12/just-because-it-wont-cost-money-doesnt-make-it-free/">Just Because It Won’t Cost Money, Doesn’t Make It Free</a></li> 4053 4054 4055 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/10/the-magic-of-small-steps/">The Magic of Small Steps</a></li> 4056 4057 4058 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/06/friday-links-09-02-06/">Friday Links 09-02-06</a></li> 4059 4060 4061 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/04/fear-of-loss/">Fear of Loss</a></li> 4062 4063 4064 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/02/02/the-power-of-curiosity/">The Power of Curiosity</a></li> 4065 4066 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2009 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 4067 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/29/the-evils-of-partial-boredom/">The Evils of Partial Boredom</a></li> 4068 4069 4070 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/27/boredom-is-the-enemy/">Boredom is the Enemy</a></li> 4071 4072 4073 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/23/friday-links-09-01-23/">Friday Links 09-01-23</a></li> 4074 4075 4076 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/21/say-hi/">Say Hi</a></li> 4077 4078 4079 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/19/how-im-learning-to-stop-worrying/">How I’m Learning to Stop Worrying</a></li> 4080 4081 4082 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/15/you-only-know-what-you-measure/">You Only Know What You Measure</a></li> 4083 4084 4085 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/13/consciousness-explained/">Consciousness Explained</a></li> 4086 4087 4088 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/07/10000-ideas/">$10,000 Ideas</a></li> 4089 4090 4091 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/05/goal-addiction/">Goal Addiction</a></li> 4092 4093 4094 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/01/01/steady-incremental-improvement-is-a-myth/">Steady, Incremental Improvement is a Myth</a></li> 4095 4096 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 4097 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/30/life-balance-is-overrated/">Life Balance is Overrated</a></li> 4098 4099 4100 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/26/friday-links-08-12-26/">Friday Links 08-12-26</a></li> 4101 4102 4103 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/24/the-power-of-less/">The Power of Less</a></li> 4104 4105 4106 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/22/how-to-be-more-social/">How to Be More Social</a></li> 4107 4108 4109 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/18/how-to-read-books-you-disagree-with/">How to Read Books You Disagree With</a></li> 4110 4111 4112 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/16/its-okay-to-be-unhappy/">It’s Okay to be Unhappy</a></li> 4113 4114 4115 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/">Friday Links 08-12-12</a></li> 4116 4117 4118 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/10/positive-thinking/">Positive Thinking</a></li> 4119 4120 4121 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/08/the-power-of-overkill/">The Power of Overkill</a></li> 4122 4123 4124 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/02/how-to-get-more-time-to-sleep/">How to Get More Time to Sleep</a></li> 4125 4126 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 4127 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/28/friday-links-08-11-28/">Friday Links 08-11-28</a></li> 4128 4129 4130 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/26/boost-productivity-with-a-to-dont-list/">Boost Productivity With a To-Don’t List</a></li> 4131 4132 4133 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/24/self-awareness/">Self-Awareness</a></li> 4134 4135 4136 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/20/how-to-nap-without-feeling-exhausted-afterwards/">How to Nap (Without Feeling Exhausted Afterwards)</a></li> 4137 4138 4139 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/18/how-to-know-when-to-take-a-break/">How to Know When to Take a Break</a></li> 4140 4141 4142 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/14/friday-links-08-11-14/">Friday Links 08-11-14</a></li> 4143 4144 4145 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/12/how-to-discover-what-youre-passionate-about/">How to Discover What Youâre Passionate About</a></li> 4146 4147 4148 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-much-time-do-you-spend-on-your-most-important-goals-in-life/">How Much Time Do You Spend on Your Most Important Goals in Life?</a></li> 4149 4150 4151 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/06/personal-excellence-comes-first/">Personal Excellence Comes First</a></li> 4152 4153 4154 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/11/04/get-my-stuff-for-cheap/">Get My Stuff For Cheap…</a></li> 4155 4156 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 4157 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/30/is-reading-making-you
4157-stupid/">Is Reading Making You Stupid?</a></li> 4158 4159 4160 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/28/should-you-try-to-make-money/">Should You Try to Make Money?</a></li> 4161 4162 4163 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/24/friday-links-08-10-24/">Friday Links 08-10-24</a></li> 4164 4165 4166 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/22/itchy-chair-motivation/">Itchy Chair Motivation</a></li> 4167 4168 4169 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/20/how-to-develop-a-thicker-skin/">How to Develop a Thicker Skin</a></li> 4170 4171 4172 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/16/the-unconventional-guide-to-working-for-yourself/">The Unconventional Guide to Working for Yourself</a></li> 4173 4174 4175 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/14/the-purpose-of-this-website-is-to-lose-its-readers/">The Purpose of This Website is to Lose Its Readers</a></li> 4176 4177 4178 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/09/how-to-figure-out-what-people-want/">How to Figure Out What People Want</a></li> 4179 4180 4181 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/07/avoid-the-zero-sum-mind-trap/">Avoid the Zero-Sum Mind Trap</a></li> 4182 4183 4184 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/03/friday-links-08-10-02/">Friday Links 08-10-02</a></li> 4185 4186 4187 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/10/01/is-it-better-to-read-books-you-disagree-with/">Is It Better to Read Books You Disagree With?</a></li> 4188 4189 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 4190 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/29/help-support-entrepreneurship-the-curry-bizcamp/">Help Support Entrepreneurship: The Curry BizCamp</a></li> 4191 4192 4193 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/25/why-most-feedback-sucks/">Why Most Feedback Sucks</a></li> 4194 4195 4196 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/23/i-hate-99-of-all-productivity-gadgets/">I Hate 99% of All Productivity Gadgets</a></li> 4197 4198 4199 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/19/friday-links-08-09-19/">Friday Links 08-09-19</a></li> 4200 4201 4202 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/17/why-good-deeds-and-money-dont-mix/">Why Good Deeds and Money Don’t Mix</a></li> 4203 4204 4205 <li>
4205<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/15/dont-forget-sunk-costs-stupid/">Don’t Forget Sunk Costs, Stupid!</a></li> 4206 4207 4208 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/11/the-10-best-productivity-articles/">The 10 Best Productivity Articles</a></li> 4209 4210 4211 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/09/energy-management-is-more-important-for-creative-work/">Energy Management Is More Important for Creative Work</a></li> 4212 4213 4214 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/05/read-more-than-you-need-to-know/">Read More Than You Need to Know</a></li> 4215 4216 4217 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/">Know When to Stop Reading a Book</a></li> 4218 4219 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 4220 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/29/friday-links-08-08-29/">Friday Links 08-08-29</a></li> 4221 4222 4223 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/27/the-little-book-of-productivity/">The Little Book of Productivity</a></li> 4224 4225 4226 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/25/7-reasons-why-the-gym-is-better-than-therapy/">7 Reasons Why the Gym is Better Than Therapy</a></li> 4227 4228 4229 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/21/would-you-still-work-if-they-didnt-pay-you/">Would You Still Work If They Didn’t Pay You?</a></li> 4230 4231 4232 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/19/im-20/">I’m 20</a></li> 4233 4234 4235 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-become-a-holistic-learner/">How to Become a Holistic Learner</a></li> 4236 4237 4238 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/11/in-defense-of-food/">In Defense of Food</a></li> 4239 4240 4241 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/08/friday-links-08-08-08/">Friday Links 08-08-08</a></li> 4242 4243 4244 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/06/weight-traffic-and-grades-arent-that-important/">Weight, Traffic and Grades Aren’t That Important</a></li> 4245 4246 4247 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/04/how-to-think-for-yourself/">How to Think For Yourself</a></li> 4248 4249 4250 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/08/01/friday-links-08-08-01/">Friday Links 08-08-01</a></li> 4251 4252 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 4253 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-vast-unstatable-importance-of-a-positive-attitude/">The Vast, Unstatable Importance of a Positive Attitude</a></li> 4254 4255 4256 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/28/schedule-footprints-vs-deadline-counts-how-to-hack-your-stress-levels/">Schedule Footprints Vs. Deadline Counts: How to Hack Your Stress Levels</a></li> 4257 4258 4259 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/19/where-are-the-friday-links/">Where Are The Friday Links?</a></li> 4260 4261 4262 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/17/gumption/">Gumption</a></li> 4263 4264 4265 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/16/my-rebuttal-to-steve-pavlina-getting-started-without-skill/">My Rebuttal to Steve Pavlina: Getting Started Without Skill</a></li> 4266 4267 4268 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/15/how-to-stay-motivated-in-long-projects/">How to Stay Motivated in Long Projects</a></li> 4269 4270 4271 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/14/is-more-commitment-always-a-good-thing/">Is More Commitment Always a Good Thing?</a></li> 4272 4273 4274 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/11/friday-links-08-07-11/">Friday Links 08-07-11</a></li> 4275 4276 4277 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/10/building-your-persistence-levels/">Building Your Persistence Levels</a></li> 4278 4279 4280 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/09/how-to-measure-your-degree-of-persistence/">How to Measure Your Degree of Persistence</a></li> 4281 4282 4283 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/08/having-fun-with-suicidal-productivity-missions/">Having Fun With Suicidal Productivity Missions</a></li> 4284 4285 4286 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/07/the-beginners-guide-to-the-30-day-trial-part-2/">The Beginner’s Guide to the 30 Day Trial: Part 2</a></li> 4287 4288 4289 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/04/friday-links-08-07-03/">Friday Links 08-07-03</a></li> 4290 4291 4292 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/03/the-beginners-guide-to-the-30-day-trial/">The Beginner’s Guide to the 30 Day Trial</a></li> 4293 4294 4295 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/02/set-a-higher-baseline/">Set a Higher Baseline</a></li> 4296 4297 4298 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/07/01/a-really-cheap-solution-to-overspending/">A Really Cheap Solution to Overspending</a></li> 4299 4300 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 4301 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/30/you-cant-always-separate-wins-from-losses/">You Can’t Always Separate Wins From Losses</a></li> 4302 4303 4304 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/27/friday-links-08-06-27/">Friday Links 08-06-27</a></li> 4305 4306 4307 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/26/need-little-want-lots/">Need Little, Want Lots</a></li> 4308 4309 4310 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/25/how-to-stay-focused/">How to Stay Focused</a></li> 4311 4312 4313 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/24/stop-trying-to-impress-people/">Stop Trying to Impress People</a></li> 4314 4315 4316 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/23/the-high-price-of-paying-attention/">The High Price of Paying Attention</a></li> 4317 4318 4319 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/20/friday-links-08-06-20/">Friday Links 08-06-20</a></li> 4320 4321 4322 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/19/work-retire-then-you-die/">Work, Retire… Then You Die.</a></li> 4323 4324 4325 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/18/how-much-stuff-do-you-need/">How Much Stuff Do You Need?</a></li> 4326 4327 4328 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/17/finding-motivation-for-improbable-goals/">Finding Motivation for Improbable Goals</a></li> 4329 4330 4331 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/16/how-to-improve-your-social-skills/">How to Improve Your Social Skills</a></li> 4332 4333 4334 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/13/friday-links-08-06-13/">Friday Links 08-06-13</a></li> 4335 4336 4337 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/12/the-goal-of-learning-everything/">The Goal of Learning Everything</a></li> 4338 4339 4340 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/11/get-more-from-life-a-gift-for-you/">Get More From Life: A Gift For You</a></li> 4341 4342 4343 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/10/living-a-completely-digital-life/">Living a Completely Digital Life</a></li> 4344 4345 4346 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/09/social-independence/">Social Independence</a></li> 4347 4348 4349 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/06/friday-links-08-06-06/">Friday Links 08-06-06</a></li> 4350 4351 4352 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/05/social-skills-and-dancing-for-dummies/">Social Skills and Dancing for Dummies</a></li> 4353 4354 4355 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/04/learn-more-study-less-zen-habits-special-offer/">Learn More, Study Less: Zen Habits Special Offer</a></li> 4356 4357 4358 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/03/why-making-money-is-more-fun-than-having-it/">Why Making Money is More Fun than Having It</a></li> 4359 4360 4361 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/06/02/dont-pay-yourself-by-the-hour/">Don’t Pay Yourself By the Hour</a></li> 4362 4363 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 4364 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/30/friday-links-08-05-30/">Friday Links 08-05-30</a></li> 4365 4366 4367 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/29/the-importance-of-going-to-bed-tired/">The Importance of Going to Bed Tired</a></li> 4368 4369 4370 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/28/email-zen-released/"><em>Email Zen</em> Released</a></li> 4371 4372 4373 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/27/the-value-of-independence/">The Value of Independence</a></li> 4374 4375 4376 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/26/my-goals-for-life/">My Goals for Life</a></li> 4377 4378 4379 <li>
4379<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/23/friday-links-08-05-23/">Friday Links 08-05-23</a></li> 4380 4381 4382 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/22/one-month-isnt-that-long/">One Month Isn’t That Long…</a></li> 4383 4384 4385 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/21/selfish-volunteering/">Selfish Volunteering</a></li> 4386 4387 4388 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/20/youre-allowed-to-be-happy-and-ambitious-at-the-same-time/">You’re Allowed to Be Happy and Ambitious at the Same Time</a></li> 4389 4390 4391 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/19/be-ambitious-with-goals-not-deadlines/">Be Ambitious With Goals, Not Deadlines</a></li> 4392 4393 4394 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/16/friday-links-08-05-16/">Friday Links 08-05-16</a></li> 4395 4396 4397 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/15/want-to-eat-healthier-learn-to-cook/">Want to Eat Healthier? Learn to Cook.</a></li> 4398 4399 4400 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/14/great-ideas-are-valuable-but-extremely-hard-to-recognize/">Great Ideas are Valuable, But Extremely Hard to Recognize</a></li> 4401 4402 4403 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/13/be-unique-be-an-uber-geek/">Be Unique, Be an Uber-Geek</a></li> 4404 4405 4406 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/12/would-you-be-bored-if-you-had-everything/">Would You Be Bored if You Had Everything?</a></li> 4407 4408 4409 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/09/friday-links-08-05-09/">Friday Links 08-05-09</a></li> 4410 4411 4412 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/08/self-confidence-is-an-oxymoron/">Self-Confidence is an Oxymoron</a></li> 4413 4414 4415 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/07/shortcomings-create-your-opportunities/">Shortcomings Create Your Opportunities</a></li> 4416 4417 4418 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/06/why-superman-is-a-bad-role-model/">Why Superman is a Bad Role Model</a></li> 4419 4420 4421 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/05/use-projects-to-educate-yourself-for-free/">Use Projects to Educate Yourself for Free</a></li> 4422 4423 4424 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/02/friday-links-08-05-01/">Friday Links 08-05-02</a></li> 4425 4426 4427 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-avoid-making-stupid-mistakes/">How to Avoid Making Stupid Mistakes</a></li> 4428 4429 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 4430 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/30/the-key-to-motivation-forget-goals-focus-on-projects/">The Key to Motivation: Forget Goals, Focus on Projects</a></li> 4431 4432 4433 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/29/people-remember-your-screw-ups-not-when-you-help/">People Remember Your Screw-Ups, Not When You Help</a></li> 4434 4435 4436 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/28/why-you-should-be-a-geek/">Why You Should Be a Geek</a></li> 4437 4438 4439 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/25/friday-links-08-04-25/">Friday Links 08-04-25</a></li> 4440 4441 4442 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/24/keep-a-journal-to-solve-tough-problems/">Keep a Journal to Solve Tough Problems</a></li> 4443 4444 4445 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/23/why-productivity/">Why Productivity?</a></li> 4446 4447 4448 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/22/how-to-stop-wasting-your-energy/">How to Stop Wasting Your Energy</a></li> 4449 4450 4451 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/21/can-you-live-with-the-worst-case/">Can You Live With the Worst Case?</a></li> 4452 4453 4454 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/17/adam-smiths-definition-of-productivity/">Adam Smith’s Definition of Productivity</a></li> 4455 4456 4457 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/16/self-improvement-tip-ride-the-wave-of-moving-d
4457ay/">Self-Improvement Tip: Ride the Wave of Moving Day</a></li> 4458 4459 4460 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/15/you-dont-need-to-be-an-expert/">You Donât Need to Be an Expert</a></li> 4461 4462 4463 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/14/how-to-be-relaxed-even-when-youre-busy/">How to be Relaxed, Even When Youâre Busy</a></li> 4464 4465 4466 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/11/friday-links-08-04-11/">Friday Links 08-04-11</a></li> 4467 4468 4469 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/10/are-you-a-maximizer-or-a-simplifier/">Are You a Maximizer or a Simplifier?</a></li> 4470 4471 4472 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/09/dont-analyze-the-anecdotes-when-you-need-data/">Donât Analyze The Anecdotes When You Need Data</a></li> 4473 4474 4475 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/08/how-to-finish-your-work-one-bite-at-a-time/">How to Finish Your Work, One Bite at a Time</a></li> 4476 4477 4478 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/07/should-you-work-on-your-strengths-or-weaknesses/">Should You Work on Your Strengths or Weaknesses?</a></li> 4479 4480 4481 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/04/friday-links-08-03-04/">Friday Links – 08-03-04</a></li> 4482 4483 4484 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/03/how-to-keep-productivity-from-making-you
4484-a-robot/">How to Keep Productivity from Making You a Robot</a></li> 4485 4486 4487 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/02/20-tips-to-survive-when-youve-overloaded-your-schedule/">20 Tips to Survive When Youâve Overloaded Your Schedule</a></li> 4488 4489 4490 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/04/01/dont-use-email-for-conversations/">Don’t Use Email for Conversations</a></li> 4491 4492 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 4493 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/31/how-to-become-a-great-communicator/">How to Become a Great Communicator</a></li> 4494 4495 4496 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/28/friday-links-08-03-28/">Friday Links 08-03-28</a></li> 4497 4498 4499 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/27/do-you-need-more-effort-or-better-opportunities/">Do You Need More Effort or Better Opportunities?</a></li> 4500 4501 4502 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/26/how-to-setup-a-killer-pre-exam-warm-up-ritual/">How to Setup a Killer Pre-Exam Warm Up Ritual</a></li> 4503 4504 4505 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/25/do-things-to-do-them/">Do Things to Do Them</a></li> 4506 4507 4508 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/24/whats-your-exit-strategy/">What’s Your Exit Strategy?</a></li> 4509 4510 4511 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/21/friday-links-08-03-21/">Friday Links 08-03-21</a></li> 4512 4513 4514 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/20/harnessing-the-virtue-of-patience/">Harnessing the Virtue of Patience</a></li> 4515 4516 4517 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/19/should-you-try-to-boost-your-resume/">Should You Try to Boost Your Resume?</a></li> 4518 4519 4520 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/18/12-speaking-errors-that-make-you-sound-stupid/">12 Speaking Errors That Make You Sound Dumb</a></li> 4521 4522 4523 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/17/how-to-sell-your-ideas-like-a-movie-producer/">How to Sell Your Ideas Like a Movie Producer</a></li> 4524 4525 4526 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/14/friday-links-08-03-14/">Friday Links 08-03-14</a></li> 4527 4528 4529 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/">Using Arete to Make Practical Decisions</a></li> 4530 4531 4532 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/12/arete-the-meaning-of-life/">Arete: The Meaning of Life</a></li> 4533 4534 4535 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/11/post-number-500/">Post Number 500</a></li> 4536 4537 4538 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/10/eat-like-a-statistician/">Eat Like a Statistician</a></li> 4539 4540 4541 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/07/friday-links-08-03-05/">Friday Links 08-03-05</a></li> 4542 4543 4544 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/06/learn-more-study-less-flow-based-notetaking/"><em>Learn More, Study Less</em> – Flow-Based Notetaking</a></li> 4545 4546 4547 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/05/how-to-speed-up-highly-creative-tasks/">How to Speed Up Highly Creative Tasks</a></li> 4548 4549 4550 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/04/learn-more-study-less-diagraming/"><em>Learn More, Study Less</em> – Diagraming</a></li> 4551 4552 4553 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/03/9-tips-for-restarting-a-habit-after-falling-off-the-wagon/">9 Tips for Restarting a Habit After Falling Off the Wagon</a></li> 4554 4555 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 4556 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/29/learn-more-study-less-released/"><em>Learn More, Study Less</em> Released</a></li> 4557 4558 4559 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/28/relax-without-feeling-lazy-kill-open-loops/">Relax Without Feeling Lazy: Kill Open Loops</a></li> 4560 4561 4562 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/27/if-you-arent-getting-hate-mail-your-writing-probably-sucks/">If You Arenât Getting Hate Mail, Your Writing Probably Sucks</a></li> 4563 4564 4565 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/26/stop-checking-your-web-stats-every-day/">Stop Checking Your Web Stats Every Day!</a></li> 4566 4567 4568 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/25/productivity-tips-from-high-school-chemistry-build-a-motivation-catalyst/">Productivity Tips from High-School Chemistry: Build a Motivation Catalyst</a></li> 4569 4570 4571 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/22/friday-links-08-02-22/">Friday Links 08-02-22</a></li> 4572 4573 4574 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/21/7-tips-to-live-a-more-spontaneous-life/">7 Tips to Live a More Spontaneous Life</a></li> 4575 4576 4577 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/20/9-tips-to-clean-your-mental-palette/">9 Tips to Clean Your Mental Palette</a></li> 4578 4579 4580 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/19/walk-your-talk-one-step-at-a-time/">Walk Your Talk… One Step at a Time</a></li> 4581 4582 4583 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/18/how-to-win-a-debate-without-starting-a-flame-war/">How to Win a Debate Without Starting a Flame War</a></li> 4584 4585 4586 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/15/friday-links-08-02-15/">Friday Links 08-02-15</a></li> 4587 4588 4589 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/14/whats-your-poverty-threshold/">What’s Your Poverty Threshold?</a></li> 4590 4591 4592 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/13/are-there-prerequisite-courses-for-living/">Are There Prerequisite Courses for Living?</a></li> 4593 4594 4595 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/12/make-your-time-top-heavy/">Make Your Time Top-Heavy</a></li> 4596 4597 4598 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/11/9-things-you%e2%80%99re-paying-for-that-you-can-get-for-free-legally/">9 Things Youâre Paying for that You Can Get for Free (Legally)</a></li> 4599 4600 4601 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/08/friday-links-08-02-08/">Friday Links 08-02-08</a></li> 4602 4603 4604 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/07/why-i-dont-download-music/">Why I Donât Download Music</a></li> 4605 4606 4607 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/06/20-tips-for-batching-to-save-time-and-cut-stress/">20 Tips for Batching to Save Time and Cut Stress</a></li> 4608 4609 4610 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/05/upgrade-your-entertainment/">Upgrade Your Entertainment</a></li> 4611 4612 4613 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/04/10-tips-for-staying-productive-while-being-scheduled-to-death/">10 Tips for Staying Productive While Being Scheduled to Death</a></li> 4614 4615 4616 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/02/01/friday-links-08-02-01/">Friday Links 08-02-01</a></li> 4617 4618 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2008 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 4619 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/31/7-tips-for-morning-alertness-without-the-caffeine/">7 Tips for Morning Alertness Without the Caffeine</a></li> 4620 4621 4622 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/30/sprinting-theory-how-to-have-self-discipline-on-steroids/">Sprinting Theory: How to Have Self-Discipline on Steroids</a></li> 4623 4624 4625 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/29/the-power-of-complements-get-obsessive-results-without-the-obsession/">The Power of Complements: Get Obsessive Results, Without the Obsession</a></li> 4626 4627 4628 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/28/riding-the-tipping-point-6-tips-for-using-exponential-growth/">Riding the Tipping Point: 6 Tips for Using Exponential Growth</a></li> 4629 4630 4631 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/25/friday-links-08-01-25/">Friday Links 08-01-25</a></li> 4632 4633 4634 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/24/keeping-to-learn-lists/">Keeping To-Learn Lists</a></li> 4635 4636 4637 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/23/how-to-start-projects-youll-actually-finish/">How to Start Projects You’
4637ll Actually Finish</a></li> 4638 4639 4640 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/22/steal-an-extra-hour-with-a-morning-ritual/">Steal an Extra Hour With a Morning Ritual</a></li> 4641 4642 4643 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/21/partying-and-personal-development/">Partying and Personal Development</a></li> 4644 4645 4646 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/18/friday-links-08-01-18/">Friday Links 08-01-18</a></li> 4647 4648 4649 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/17/decrypting-reality/">Decrypting Reality</a></li> 4650 4651 4652 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/16/9-great-ways-to-invest-in-yourself/">9 Great Ways to Invest in Yourself</a></li> 4653 4654 4655 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/15/feeling-overwhelmed/">Feeling Overwhelmed?</a></li> 4656 4657 4658 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/14/review-of-the-fountainhead-and-atlas-shrugged/">Review of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged</a></li> 4659 4660 4661 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/11/friday-links-08-01-11/">Friday Links 08-01-11</a></li> 4662 4663 4664 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/10/20-tips-for-accelerating-a-creative-flow/">20 Tips for Accelerating a Creative Flow</a></li> 4665 4666 4667 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/09/how-to-set-goals-creatively/">How to Set Goals Creatively</a></li> 4668 4669 4670 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/08/how-to-find-creative-solutions-to-non-creative-problems/">How to Find Creative Solutions to Non-Creative Problems</a></li> 4671 4672 4673 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/07/how-to-fuel-a-creative-flow/">How to Fuel a Creative Flow</a></li> 4674 4675 4676 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/04/friday-links-08-01-04/">Friday Links 08-01-04</a></li> 4677 4678 4679 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/03/only-suckers-follow-the-rules/">Only Suckers Follow the Rules</a></li> 4680 4681 4682 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/02/quotes-from-atlas-shrugged/">Quotes From Atlas Shrugged</a></li> 4683 4684 4685 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/01/01/is-school-wasting-your-money/">Is School Wasting Your Money?</a></li> 4686 4687 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 4688 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/31/should-you-read-more-fiction/">Should You Read More Fiction?</a></li> 4689 4690 4691 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/30/posts-in-08-new-holistic-learning-book-and-other-news/">Posts in 08, New Holistic Learning Book and Other News</a></li> 4692 4693 4694 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/28/friday-links-07-12-28/">Friday Links 07-12-28</a></li> 4695 4696 4697 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/26/help-me-find-self-education-resources/">Help Me Find Self-Education Resources</a></li> 4698 4699 4700 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/24/what-arent-you-going-to-do-next-year/">What Aren’t You Going to Do Next Year?</a></li> 4701 4702 4703 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/21/friday-links-07-12-21/">Friday Links 07-12-21</a></li> 4704 4705 4706 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/20/slow-down-the-hidden-key-to-getting-more-done/">Slow Down – The Hidden Key to Getting More Done</a></li> 4707 4708 4709 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/19/how-to-build-momentum-into-your-day/">How to Build Momentum Into Your Day</a></li> 4710 4711 4712 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/18/responses-to-when-youre-happiest/">Responses to When You’re Happiest</a></li> 4713 4714 4715 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/17/how-to-eat-healthier/">How to Eat Healthier</a></li> 4716 4717 4718 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/14/friday-links-07-12-14/">Friday Links 07-12-14</a></li> 4719 4720 4721 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/12/7-reasons-not-to-set-a-new-years-resolution-in-2008/">7 Reasons Not to Set a New Years Resolution in 2008</a></li> 4722 4723 4724 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/11/when-are-you
4724-happiest/">When Are You Happiest?</a></li> 4725 4726 4727 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/10/9-ideas-to-overcome-discouragement/">9 Ideas to Overcome Discouragement</a></li> 4728 4729 4730 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/07/friday-links-07-12-06/">Friday Links 07-12-06</a></li> 4731 4732 4733 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-virtue-of-failing-fast/">The Virtue of Failing Fast</a></li> 4734 4735 4736 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/04/how-to-keep-a-laser-focus-without-burning-out/">How to Keep a Laser Focus Without Burning Out</a></li> 4737 4738 4739 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/12/03/11-tips-to-get-the-most-from-your-days-off/">11 Tips to Get the Most From Your Days Off</a></li> 4740 4741 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 4742 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/30/friday-links-07-11-30/">Friday Links 07-11-30</a></li> 4743 4744 4745 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/28/how-to-keep-e-mail-from-wasting-your-time/">How to Keep E-Mail From Wasting Your Time</a></li> 4746 4747 4748 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/27/how-to-build-an-ironclad-personal-discipline/">How to Build an Ironclad Personal Discipline</a></li> 4749 4750 4751 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/26/the-6-keys-for-writing-a-kick-ass-to-do-list/">The 6 Keys for Writing a Kick-Ass To-Do List</a></li> 4752 4753 4754 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/23/friday-links-07-11-23/">Friday Links 07-11-23</a></li> 4755 4756 4757 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/22/how-to-stop-making-excuses/">How to Stop Making Excuses</a></li> 4758 4759 4760 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/22/policies-and-guidelines-at-scotthyoungcom/">Policies and Guidelines at ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 4761 4762 4763 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/21/the-psychological-benefits-of-optimism/">The Psychological Benefits of Optimism</a></li> 4764 4765 4766 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/20/9-tips-to-squeeze-exercise-into-a-tight-schedule/">9 Tips to Squeeze Exercise Into a Tight Schedule</a></li> 4767 4768 4769 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/19/why-you-need-to-run-a-timelog-and-how-to-do-it/">Why You Need to Run a Timelog (And How to Do It)</a></li> 4770 4771 4772 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/16/friday-links-07-11-15/">Friday Links 07-11-15</a></li> 4773 4774 4775 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/15/tips-for-maximizing-your-days-off-and-prevent-working-247/">Tips for Maximizing Your Days Off (and Prevent Working 24/7)</a></li> 4776 4777 4778 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/14/the-art-of-lifestyle-design/">The Art of Lifestyle Design</a></li> 4779 4780 4781 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/13/making-money-from-blogging/">Making Money From Blogging</a></li> 4782 4783 4784 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/12/how-to-teach-yourself-anything-in-less-than-three-months/">How to Teach Yourself Anything in Less Than Three Months</a></li> 4785 4786 4787 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/08/how-to-debug-your-brain/">How to Debug Your Brain</a></li> 4788 4789 4790 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/07/book-review-zen-to-done/">Book Review: Zen to Done</a></li> 4791 4792 4793 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/06/10-tips-to-be-accomplished-and-instead-of-just-busy/">10 Tips to Be Accomplished and Instead of Just Busy</a></li> 4794 4795 4796 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/05/11-easy-ways-to-improve-memory/">11 Easy Ways to Improve Memory</a></li> 4797 4798 4799 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/02/friday-links-07-11-02/">Friday Links 07-11-02</a></li> 4800 4801 4802 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/11/01/how-to-run-life-as-a-science-experiment/">How to Run Life as a Science Experiment</a></li> 4803 4804 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 4805 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/31/the-quickest-route-is-usually-the-boldest/">
4805The Quickest Route is Usually the Boldest</a></li> 4806 4807 4808 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/30/are-you-too-busy-or-just-gutless/">Are You Too Busy? Or Just Gutless?</a></li> 4809 4810 4811 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/29/why-you-hate-work/">Why You Hate Work</a></li> 4812 4813 4814 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/28/help-with-new-holistic-learning-book/">Help With New Holistic Learning Book</a></li> 4815 4816 4817 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/26/friday-links-07-10-26/">Friday Links 07-10-26</a></li> 4818 4819 4820 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/25/can-partying-make-you-more-productive/">Can Partying Make You More Productive?</a></li> 4821 4822 4823 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/23/the-7-bad-e-mail-habits-that-make-people-want-to-kill-you/">The 7 Bad E-Mail Habits that Make People Want to Kill You</a></li> 4824 4825 4826 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/23/how-to-overcome-a-leaky-brain-in-your-studies/">How to Overcome a Leaky Brain in Your Studies</a></li> 4827 4828 4829 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/22/how-to-set-goals-without-craving-anything/">How to Set Goals Without Craving Anything</a></li> 4830 4831 4832 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-art-of-the-finish-how-to-go-from-busy-to-accomplished/">The Art of the Finish: How to Go From Busy to Accomplished</a></li> 4833 4834 4835 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/17/how-to-become-an-effortless-achiever/">How to Become an Effortless Achiever</a></li> 4836 4837 4838 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/16/how-to-not-want-things-and-still-be-happy/">How to Not Want Things and Still Be Happy</a></li> 4839 4840 4841 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/15/save-the-world-and-improve-your-life-at-the-same-time/">Save the World and Improve Your Life at the Same Time</a></li> 4842 4843 4844 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/site-maintenance/">Site Maintenance</a></li> 4845 4846 4847 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/12/friday-links-07-10-12/">Friday Links 07-10-12</a></li> 4848 4849 4850 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/11/the-key-to-escaping-toxic-motivation/">The Key to Escaping Toxic Motivation</a></li> 4851 4852 4853 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/10/15-ways-to-squeeze-the-most-from-15-minutes/">15 Ways to Squeeze the Most From 15 Minutes</a></li> 4854 4855 4856 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/09/reader-question-how-has-this-site-helped-you/">Reader Question: How has this site helped you?</a></li> 4857 4858 4859 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/08/the-virtue-of-living-life-rationally/">The Virtue of Living Life Rationally</a></li> 4860 4861 4862 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/06/problems-with-the-site/">Problems With the Site?</a></li> 4863 4864 4865 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/05/friday-links-07-10-04/">Friday Links 07-10-04</a></li> 4866 4867 4868 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/04/please-show-me-why-im-wrong/">Please Show Me Why I’m Wrong</a></li> 4869 4870 4871 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/03/5-simple-steps-to-purify-your-hard-drive/">5 Simple Steps to Purify Your Hard Drive</a></li> 4872 4873 4874 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/02/use-people-as-an-intelligence-catalyst/">Use People as an Intelligence Catalyst</a></li> 4875 4876 4877 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/10/01/how-to-customize-gtd-to-fit-your-life/">How to Customize GTD to Fit Your Life</a></li> 4878 4879 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 4880 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/28/friday-links-07-09-28/">Friday Links 07-09-28</a></li> 4881 4882 4883 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/27/are-you-giving-yourself-busy-work/">Are You Giving Yourself Busy-Work?</a></li> 4884 4885 4886 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/26/how-to-keep-bad-habits-from-ruling-your-life/">How to Keep Bad Habits From Ruling Your Life</a></li> 4887 4888 4889 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/25/upcoming-interview-on-be-happy-dammit/">Upcoming Interview on Be Happy Dammit</a></li> 4890 4891 4892 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/24/dodging-bullets-7-strategies-to-handle-conflict/">Dodging Bullets: 7 Strategies to Handle Conflict</a></li> 4893 4894 4895 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/21/friday-links-07-09-20/">Friday Links 07-09-20</a></li> 4896 4897 4898 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/20/goalless-action/">Goalless Action</a></li> 4899 4900 4901 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/19/creative-acceleration-11-tips-to-engineer-a-productive-flow/">Creative Acceleration: 11 Tips to Engineer a Productive Flow</a></li> 4902 4903 4904 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/18/how-to-free-yourself-from-time-poverty/">How to Free Yourself from Time Poverty</a></li> 4905 4906 4907 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/17/9-planning-traps-and-how-not-to-get-caught/">9 Planning Traps and How Not to Get Caught</a></li> 4908 4909 4910 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/14/friday-links-07-09-14/">Friday Links 07-09-14</a></li> 4911 4912 4913 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/13/what-does-your-day-say-about-you/">What Does Your Day Say About You?</a></li> 4914 4915 4916 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/12/50-tricks-to-study-better-faster-and-with-less-stress/">50 Tricks to Study Better, Faster and with Less Stress</a></li> 4917 4918 4919 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/10/the-seven-major-beginner-mistakes/">The Seven Major Beginner Mistakes</a></li> 4920 4921 4922 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/07/friday-links-07-09-07/">Friday Links 07-09-07</a></li> 4923 4924 4925 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/06/social-courage-how-to-meet-new-people/">Social Courage: How to Meet New People</a></li> 4926 4927 4928 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/05/dont-confuse-a-degree-with-learning/">Don’t Confuse a Degree with Learning</a></li> 4929 4930 4931 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/09/04/posting-resumes-tomorrow/">Posting Resumes Tomorrow</a></li> 4932 4933 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 4934 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/31/friday-links-07-08-31/">Friday Links 07-08-31</a></li> 4935 4936 4937 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/30/the-power-of-humility-why-confidence-is-overrated/">The Power of Humility: Why Confidence is Overrated</a></li> 4938 4939 4940 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/28/the-critical-7-rules-to-understand-people/">The Critical 7 Rules To Understand People</a></li> 4941 4942 4943 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/27/9-steps-to-stop-information-poisoning/">9 Steps to Stop Information Poisoning</a></li> 4944 4945 4946 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/26/rational-versus-emotional-arguments/">Rational Versus Emotional Arguments</a></li> 4947 4948 4949 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/24/friday-links-07-08-24/">Friday Links 07-08-24</a></li> 4950 4951 4952 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/23/nine-habits-to-change-your-life/">Nine Habits to Change Your Life</a></li> 4953 4954 4955 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/22/17-tricks-to-reclaim-your-stolen-attention/">17 Tricks to Reclaim Your Stolen Attention</a></li> 4956 4957 4958 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/21/why-atheism/">Why Atheism?</a></li> 4959 4960 4961 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/20/slim-your-reader-go-on-an-rss-diet/">Slim Your Reader, Go on an RSS Diet</a></li> 4962 4963 4964 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/19/im-nineteen/">I’m Nineteen</a></li> 4965 4966 4967 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/17/friday-links-07-08-17/">Friday Links 07-08-17</a></li> 4968 4969 4970 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/16/blogging-superheroes/">Blogging Superheroes</a></li> 4971 4972 4973 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/16/7-tips-to-find-the-hidden-utility-in-everything/">7 Tips to Find the Hidden Utility in Everything</a></li> 4974 4975 4976 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/15/14-tips-for-a-less-materialistic-livestyle/">14 Tips for a Less Materialistic Lifestyle</a></li> 4977 4978 4979 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/14/the-future-of-holistic-learning/">The Future of Holistic Learning</a></li> 4980 4981 4982 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/13/you-suck-get-over-it/">You Suck. Get Over It</a></li> 4983 4984 4985 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/13/im-mentioned-in-flak/">I’m Mentioned in Flak</a></li> 4986 4987 4988 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/10/friday-links-07-08-10/">Friday Links 07-08-10</a></li> 4989 4990 4991 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/09/how-to-make-deadlines-work-using-hofstadters-law/">How to Make Deadlines Work Using Hofstadter’
4991s Law</a></li> 4992 4993 4994 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/08/7-ways-to-make-exercise-fun/">7 Ways to Make Exercise Fun</a></li> 4995 4996 4997 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/07/find-your-personal-marathon/">Find Your Personal Marathon</a></li> 4998 4999 5000 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/06/how-to-read-70-books-in-a-year/">How to Read 70+ Books in a Year</a></li> 5001 5002 5003 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/05/how-to-overcome-plateaus/">How to Overcome Plateaus</a></li> 5004 5005 5006 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/03/friday-links-07-08-03/">Friday Links 07-08-03</a></li> 5007 5008 5009 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/02/7-steps-for-starting-a-financial-checkup/">7 Steps for Starting a Financial Checkup</a></li> 5010 5011 5012 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/01/problem-solving-toolkit-33-tricks-to-answer-tough-problems/">Problem Solving Toolkit: 33 Tricks to Answer Tough Problems</a></li> 5013 5014 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 5015 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/31/give-it-to-me-straight-11-tips-for-better-feedback/">Give It To Me Straight – 11 Tips for Better Feedback</a></li> 5016 5017 5018 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/30/15-tips-for-enjoying-solitude/">10 Tips for Enjoying Solitude</a></li> 5019 5020 5021 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/29/what-do-you-want-to-do-with-your-life/">What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?</a></li> 5022 5023 5024 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/28/new-design-is-up/">New Design is Up</a></li> 5025 5026 5027 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/27/friday-links-07-07-27/">Friday Links 07-07-27</a></li> 5028 5029 5030 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/26/ten-steps-to-cultivate-the-now-habit/">Ten Steps to Cultivate the Now Habit</a></li> 5031 5032 5033 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/25/5-methods-for-cutting-needless-worry-from-your-life/">5 Methods For Cutting Needless Worry From Your Life</a></li> 5034 5035 5036 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/24/better-conversations-collecting-life-stories/">Better Conversations: Collecting Life Stories</a></li> 5037 5038 5039 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/23/ten-skills-everyone-should-have/">Ten Skills Everyone Should Have</a></li> 5040 5041 5042 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/20/friday-links-07-07-20/">Friday Links 07-07-20</a></li> 5043 5044 5045 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/19/20-ways-to-bring-order-to-a-busy-life/">20 Ways to Bring Order to a Busy Life</a></li> 5046 5047 5048 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/18/how-to-cut-out-timewasters/">How to Cut Out Timewasters</a></li> 5049 5050 5051 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/17/im-back-2/">I’m Back</a></li> 5052 5053 5054 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/15/how-to-live-a-more-creative-life/">How to Live a More Creative Life</a></li> 5055 5056 5057 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/13/how-to-use-your-blog-to-make-friends-online/">How to Use Your Blog to Make Friends Online</a></li> 5058 5059 5060 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/11/10-tips-for-escaping-your-comfort-zone-and-having-adventures/">10 Tips for Escaping Your Comfort Zone and Having Adventures</a></li> 5061 5062 5063 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/09/100-good-ideas/">100 Good Ideas</a></li> 5064 5065 5066 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/08/im-gone-for-a-week/">I’m Gone for a Week</a></li> 5067 5068 5069 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/06/friday-links-07-07-06/">Friday Links 07-07-06</a></li> 5070 5071 5072 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/05/nine-tips-to-stay-productive-in-a-spontaneous-life/">Nine Tips to Stay Productive in a Spontaneous Life</a></li> 5073 5074 5075 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/04/ten-habits-to-boost-your-happiness/">Ten Habits to Boost Your Happiness</a></li> 5076 5077 5078 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/03/do-you-need-to-be-a-competitive-jerk-to-succeed/">Do You Need to Be a Competitive Jerk to Succeed?</a></li> 5079 5080 5081 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/07/02/gtd-is-broken-focus-on-results-not-the-system/">GTD is Broken – Focus on Results, Not the System</a></li> 5082 5083 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 5084 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/30/20-tricks-to-boost-iq-and-build-a-mental-exercise-routine/">20 Tricks to Boost IQ and Build a Mental Exercise Routine</a></li> 5085 5086 5087 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/29/friday-links-07-06-29/">Friday Links 07-06-29</a></li> 5088 5089 5090 <li>
5090<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/28/how-to-find-a-meaningful-life-without-quitting-your-job/">How to Find a Meaningful Life – Without Quitting Your Job</a></li> 5091 5092 5093 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/27/quit-procrastinating-20-ways-to-energize-out-of-your-slump/">Quit Procrastinating! 20 Ways to Energize Out of Your Slump</a></li> 5094 5095 5096 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/26/10-steps-to-developing-a-meaningful-life-philosophy/">10 Steps to Developing a Meaningful Life Philosophy</a></li> 5097 5098 5099 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/25/maximize-brainpower-program-a-function-library-for-your-mind/">Maximize Brainpower: Program a Function Library for Your Mind</a></li> 5100 5101 5102 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/24/stick-figure-to-mona-lisa-15-tips-for-becoming-artistic/">Stick Figure to Mona Lisa: 15 Tips for Becoming Artistic</a></li> 5103 5104 5105 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/22/friday-links-07-06-22/">Friday Links 07-06-22</a></li> 5106 5107 5108 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/21/the-zen-of-folding-laundry-and-other-thoughts-on-happiness/">The Zen of Folding Laundry and Other Thoughts on Happiness</a></li> 5109 5110 5111 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/20/budget-your-time-how-to-use-deadlines/">Budget Your Time: How to Use Deadlines</a></li> 5112 5113 5114 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/19/call-to-lifehackers/">Call to Lifehackers</a></li> 5115 5116 5117 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/18/10-must-have-steps-to-getting-honest-feedback/">10 Must-Have Steps to Getting Honest Feedback</a></li> 5118 5119 5120 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/16/how-to-change-a-habit-now-available/">How to Change a Habit – Now Available</a></li> 5121 5122 5123 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/15/friday-links-07-06-15/">Friday Links 07-06-15</a></li> 5124 5125 5126 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/14/beginners-guide-to-lifting-weights/">Beginner’s Guide to Lifting Weights</a></li> 5127 5128 5129 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/13/never-eat-alone/">Never Eat Alone</a></li> 5130 5131 5132 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/12/21-not-so-quick-tips-to-improve-creativity/">21 Not-So-Quick Tips to Improve Creativity</a></li> 5133 5134 5135 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/11/reclaim-75-of-wasted-net-time-with-a-daily-ritual/">Reclaim 75% of Wasted Net Time With a Daily Ritual</a></li> 5136 5137 5138 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/10/the-effort-delusion-why-hard-work-isnt-enough/">The Effort Delusion – Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough</a></li> 5139 5140 5141 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/08/friday-links-07-06-08/">Friday Links 07-06-08</a></li> 5142 5143 5144 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/07/rapid-prototype-your-life/">Rapid Prototype Your Life</a></li> 5145 5146 5147 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/06/upcoming-e-book/">Upcoming E-Book</a></li> 5148 5149 5150 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/05/twenty-unique-ways-to-use-the-8020-rule-today/">Twenty Unique Ways to Use the 80/20 Rule Today</a></li> 5151 5152 5153 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/04/seven-ways-to-live-a-more-balanced-life/">Seven Ways to Live a More Balanced Life</a></li> 5154 5155 5156 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/03/what-are-your-goals/">What Are Your Goals?</a></li> 5157 5158 5159 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/01/friday-links-07-06-01/">Friday Links 07-06-01</a></li> 5160 5161 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 5162 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/31/be-yourself-law-of-attraction-and-other-pieces-of-bad-advice/">Be Yourself, Law of Attraction and Other Pieces of Bad Advice</a></li> 5163 5164 5165 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/30/new-entrepreneur-mistakes-and-thinking-different-with-ben-casnocha/">New Entrepreneur Mistakes and Thinking Different with Ben Casnocha</a></li> 5166 5167 5168 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/29/eliminate-boredom-with-these-12-tips/">Eliminate Boredom With These 12 Tips</a></li> 5169 5170 5171 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/28/is-willpower-an-illusion/">Is Willpower an Illusion?</a></li> 5172 5173 5174 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/27/get-happy-making-decisions-for-emotional-quality/">Get Happy: Making Decisions for Emotional Quality</a></li> 5175 5176 5177 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/25/friday-links-07-05-25/">Friday Links 07-05-25</a></li> 5178 5179 5180 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-is-happiness-the-emotional-quality-model/">What is Happiness? The Emotional Quality Model</a></li> 5181 5182 5183 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/23/twenty-ways-to-stay-productive-when-working-at-home/">Twenty Ways to Stay Productive When Working at Home</a></li> 5184 5185 5186 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/22/how-to-handle-criticism-at-lifehackorg/">How to Handle Criticism at Lifehack.org</a></li> 5187 5188 5189 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/21/20-procrastination-hacks/">20 Procrastination Hacks</a></li> 5190 5191 5192 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/19/seven-tricks-to-stop-forgetfulness/">Seven Tricks to Stop Forgetfulness</a></li> 5193 5194 5195 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/18/friday-links-07-05-18/">Friday Links 07-05-18</a></li> 5196 5197 5198 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/18/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-cheat/">If at First You Don’t Succeed – Cheat</a></li> 5199 5200 5201 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/17/the-4-hour-workweek/">The 4-Hour Workweek</a></li> 5202 5203 5204 <li>
5204<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/15/do-you-need-people-to-support-you/">Do You Need People to Support You?</a></li> 5205 5206 5207 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/14/beyond-speed-how-to-read-smart/">Beyond Speed – How to Read Smart</a></li> 5208 5209 5210 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/12/want-more-spare-time-the-7-day-workload-detox/">Want More Spare Time? The 7-Day Workload Detox</a></li> 5211 5212 5213 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/11/friday-links-for-07-05-11/">Friday Links for 07-05-11</a></li> 5214 5215 5216 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/10/better-writing-how-to-improve-your-style/">Better Writing – How to Improve Your Style</a></li> 5217 5218 5219 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/09/solve-tough-problems-by-using-lenses/">Solve Tough Problems by Using Lenses</a></li> 5220 5221 5222 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/08/the-laziest-solution-possible/">The Laziest Solution Possible</a></li> 5223 5224 5225 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/07/upgrade-your-core-menu-healthy-eating-without-restrictions/">Upgrade Your Core Menu – Healthy Eating Without Restrictions</a></li> 5226 5227 5228 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/06/29-happiness-hacks-to-feel-better-now/">29 Happiness Hacks to Feel Better Now</a></li> 5229 5230 5231 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/04/friday-links-for-07-05-04/">Friday Links for 07-05-04</a></li> 5232 5233 5234 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/03/want-to-wake-up-earlier-remember-dips/">
5234Want to Wake Up Earlier? Remember DIPS</a></li> 5235 5236 5237 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/02/seven-rules-for-enhanced-e-mail-communication/">Seven Rules for Enhanced E-Mail Communication</a></li> 5238 5239 5240 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/05/01/three-strategies-for-enhancing-your-day/">Three Strategies for Enhancing Your Day</a></li> 5241 5242 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 5243 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/30/links-for-getting-in-shape/">Links for Getting in Shape</a></li> 5244 5245 5246 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/29/getting-lucky/">Getting Lucky</a></li> 5247 5248 5249 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/27/friday-links-for-07-04-27/">Friday Links for 07-04-27</a></li> 5250 5251 5252 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/26/when-everything-you-try-doesnt-work-break-cycles/">When Everything You Try Doesn’t Work, Break Cycles</a></li> 5253 5254 5255 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/26/get-a-reality-check/">Get a Reality Check</a></li> 5256 5257 5258 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/25/when-your-communication-fails-check-your-layers/">When Your Communication Fails, Check Your Layers</a></li> 5259 5260 5261 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/24/make-productivity-smooth-by-reducing-friction/">Make Productivity Smooth By Reducing Friction</a></li> 5262 5263 5264 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/23/new-to-exercise-make-workouts-daily/">New to Exercise? Make Workouts Daily</a></li> 5265 5266 5267 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/21/holistic-learning-ebook/">Holistic Learning EBook</a></li> 5268 5269 5270 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/20/friday-links-for-07-04-20/">Friday Links for 07-04-20</a></li> 5271 5272 5273 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/19/daydreaming-without-doing-try-planning-without-commitment/">Daydreaming Without Doing? Try Planning Without Commitment</a></li> 5274 5275 5276 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/18/improve-your-conversations-with-stories/">Improve Your Conversations With Stories</a></li> 5277 5278 5279 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/17/myth-organization-is-the-key-to-productivity/">Myth: Organization is the Key to Productivity</a></li> 5280 5281 5282 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/16/manage-your-energy-at-zenhabits/">Manage Your Energy at ZenHabits</a></li> 5283 5284 5285 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/16/want-to-improve-your-fitness-focus-on-results/">Want to Improve Your Fitness? Focus on Results</a></li> 5286 5287 5288 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/15/how-to-learn-holistically/">How to Learn Holistically</a></li> 5289 5290 5291 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/15/ask-for-what-you-want/">Ask For What You Want</a></li> 5292 5293 5294 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/14/i-need-your-help/">I Need Your Help</a></li> 5295 5296 5297 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/13/do-less-to-be-more-productive/">Do Less to Be More Productive</a></li> 5298 5299 5300 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/12/avoiding-motivation-burnout/">Avoiding Motivation Burnout</a></li> 5301 5302 5303 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/11/how-to-find-mentors/">How to Find Mentors</a></li> 5304 5305 5306 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/10/great-books/">Great Books</a></li> 5307 5308 5309 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/10/social-energy/">Social Energy</a></li> 5310 5311 5312 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/09/gradual-dieting/">Gradual Dieting</a></li> 5313 5314 5315 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/08/the-myth-of-confidence/">The Myth of Confidence</a></li> 5316 5317 5318 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/07/creating-your-own-religion/">Creating Your Own Religion</a></li> 5319 5320 5321 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/04/fake-your-state/">Fake Your State</a></li> 5322 5323 5324 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/03/managing-stress-with-daily-goals/">Managing Stress with Daily Goals</a></li> 5325 5326 5327 <li>
5327<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/04/02/are-you-using-less-than-one-percent-of-your-brain/">Are You Using Less Than One Percent of Your Brain?</a></li> 5328 5329 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 5330 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/30/empty-calories/">Empty Calories</a></li> 5331 5332 5333 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/29/studying-and-holistic-learning/">Studying and Holistic Learning</a></li> 5334 5335 5336 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/28/i-am-writing-a-book/">I am Writing a Book</a></li> 5337 5338 5339 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/25/how-to-ace-your-finals-without-studying/">How to Ace Your Finals Without Studying</a></li> 5340 5341 5342 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/23/maximize-your-reading-effectiveness/">Maximize Your Reading Effectiveness</a></li> 5343 5344 5345 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/22/speed-reading-follow-up/">Speed Reading Follow-Up</a></li> 5346 5347 5348 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/21/welcome-lifehackercom-readers/">Welcome Lifehacker.com Readers</a></li> 5349 5350 5351 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/20/responsibility-does-not-equal-control/">Responsibility Does Not Equal Control</a></li> 5352 5353 5354 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/19/be-decisive/">Be Decisive</a></li> 5355 5356 5357 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/18/planning-the-unpredictable/">Planning the Unpredictable</a></li> 5358 5359 5360 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/15/be-an-adult/">Be an Adult</a></li> 5361 5362 5363 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/14/writing-is/">Writing Is</a></li> 5364 5365 5366 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/14/seven-ways-to-improve-your-workout-without-more-time-at-the-gym/">Seven Ways to Improve Your Workout (Without More Time at the Gym)</a></li> 5367 5368 5369 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/12/how-to-become-a-vegetarian/">How to Become a Vegetarian</a></li> 5370 5371 5372 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/10/double-your-reading-rate/">Double Your Reading Rate</a></li> 5373 5374 5375 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/09/how-to-manage-stress/">How to Manage Stress</a></li> 5376 5377 5378 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/08/big-ideas-are-not-enough/">Big Ideas Are Not Enough</a></li> 5379 5380 5381 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/06/success-is-possible-but-harder-than-you-think/">Success is Possible, But Harder Than You Think</a></li> 5382 5383 5384 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/03/02/break-the-rules/">Break the Rules</a></li> 5385 5386 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠February</h2></div><ul> 5387 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/28/set-worthy-challenges/">Set Worthy Challenges</a></li> 5388 5389 5390 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/27/imitate-your-way-to-success-osmosis/">Imitate Your Way to Success – Osmosis</a></li> 5391 5392 5393 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/26/imitate-your-way-to-success-observation/">Imitate Your Way to Success – Observation</a></li> 5394 5395 5396 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/24/imitate-your-way-to-success-instruction/">Imitate Your Way to Success – Instruction</a></li> 5397 5398 5399 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/23/imitate-your-way-to-success-introduction/">Imitate Your Way to Success – Introduction</a></li> 5400 5401 5402 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/20/the-myth-of-talent/">The Myth of Talent</a></li> 5403 5404 5405 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/16/guiding-your-emotions/">Guiding Your Emotions</a></li> 5406 5407 5408 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/15/long-term-habit-changes/">Long-Term Habit Changes</a></li> 5409 5410 5411 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/13/write-what-you-know/">Write What You Know</a></li> 5412 5413 5414 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/09/the-optimists-dilemma/">The Optimists Dilemma</a></li> 5415 5416 5417 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/08/interview-at-public-speaking-for-all/">Interview at Public Speaking For All</a></li> 5418 5419 5420 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/08/specializing-vs-generalizing/">Specializing VS Generalizing</a></li> 5421 5422 5423 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/07/skill-generalizing/">Skill Generalizing</a></li> 5424 5425 5426 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/05/achieving-impossible-goals/">Achieving Impossible Goals</a></li> 5427 5428 5429 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/02/01/does-health-information-need-to-be-complicated/">Does Health Information Need to Be Complicated?</a></li> 5430 5431 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2007 ⢠January</h2></div><ul> 5432 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/31/stress-and-recovery/">Stress and Recovery</a></li> 5433 5434 5435 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/29/finding-passion/">Finding Passion</a></li> 5436 5437 5438 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/26/a-glitch-in-the-universe/">A Glitch in the Universe</a></li> 5439 5440 5441 <li>
5441<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/24/how-to-make-commitments-you-will-actually-keep/">How to Make Commitments You Will Actually Keep</a></li> 5442 5443 5444 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/22/upgrade-your-day/">Upgrade Your Day</a></li> 5445 5446 5447 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/20/accepting-reality/">Accepting Reality</a></li> 5448 5449 5450 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/18/faster-improvement-made-simple/">Faster Improvement Made Simple</a></li> 5451 5452 5453 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/17/how-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep/">How to Get a Good Nights Sleep</a></li> 5454 5455 5456 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/15/experimentation/">Experimentation</a></li> 5457 5458 5459 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/13/how-to-build-skills-faster/">How to Build Skills Faster</a></li> 5460 5461 5462 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/11/profound-wisdom/">Profound Wisdom</a></li> 5463 5464 5465 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/09/how-to-change-your-beliefs/">How to Change Your Beliefs</a></li> 5466 5467 5468 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/08/how-to-get-in-shape/">How to Get in Shape</a></li> 5469 5470 5471 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/05/taking-the-next-step/">Taking the Next Step</a></li> 5472 5473 5474 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/04/respect-your-state/">Respect Your State</a></li> 5475 5476 5477 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/02/effective-goal-setting/">Effective Goal Setting</a></li> 5478 5479 5480 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/02/back-to-blogging/">Back to Blogging</a></li> 5481 5482 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠December</h2></div><ul> 5483 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/22/last-post-for-the-year/">Last Post for the Year</a></li> 5484 5485 5486 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/21/why-new-years-resolutions-suck/">Why New Years Resolutions Suck</a></li> 5487 5488 5489 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/20/creative-constraints/">Creative Constraints</a></li> 5490 5491 5492 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/19/daily-to-do-lists/">Daily To-Do Lists</a></li> 5493 5494 5495 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/18/how-to-get-back-into-a-good-mood/">How to Get Back Into a Good Mood</a></li> 5496 5497 5498 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/14/anchor-moments/">Anchor Moments</a></li> 5499 5500 5501 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/13/absolute-decision/">Absolute Decision</a></li> 5502 5503 5504 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/12/meet-up-with-david-zinger/">Meet-Up With David Zinger</a></li> 5505 5506 5507 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/10/using-diagrams/">Using Diagrams</a></li> 5508 5509 5510 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/08/seven-questions-for-when-you-are-failing-miserably/">Seven Questions For When You Are Failing Miserably</a></li> 5511 5512 5513 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/07/donation-form/">Donation Form</a></li> 5514 5515 5516 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/06/landslide-motivators/">Landslide Motivators</a></li> 5517 5518 5519 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/05/waiting-for-an-epiphany/">Waiting for an Epiphany</a></li> 5520 5521 5522 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/03/in-retrospect/">In Retrospect</a></li> 5523 5524 5525 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/12/01/the-seven-keys-to-leverage/">The Seven Keys to Leverage</a></li> 5526 5527 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠November</h2></div><ul> 5528 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/29/now-or-never/">Now or Never</a></li> 5529 5530 5531 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/28/deciding-what-to-do-with-your-life/">Deciding What to Do With Your Life</a></li> 5532 5533 5534 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/27/in-search-of-valuable-ideas/">In Search of Valuable Ideas</a></li> 5535 5536 5537 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/24/getting-what-you-want/">Getting What You Want</a></li> 5538 5539 5540 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/21/popular-posts-for-november-21/">Popular Posts for November 21</a></li> 5541 5542 5543 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/16/solutions-to-the-ten-biggest-obstacles-to-growth/">Solutions to the Ten Biggest Obstacles to Growth</a></li> 5544 5545 5546 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/13/seven-steps-to-superior-learning/">Seven Steps to Superior Learning</a></li> 5547 5548 5549 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/11/finding-happiness/">Finding Happiness</a></li> 5550 5551 5552 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/08/overcoming-all-the-little-things/">Overcoming All the Little Things</a></li> 5553 5554 5555 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/06/discover-yourself-in-twenty-minutes/">Discover Yourself in Twenty Minutes</a></li> 5556 5557 5558 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/05/why-you-should-join-toastmasters/">Why You Should Join Toastmasters</a></li> 5559 5560 5561 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/11/01/a-drop-of-success/">A Drop of Success</a></li> 5562 5563 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠October</h2></div><ul> 5564 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/30/changing-beliefs/">Changing Beliefs</a></li> 5565 5566 5567 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/26/personality-evolution/">Personality Evolution</a></li> 5568 5569 5570 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/25/mastering-conversation/">Mastering Conversation</a></li> 5571 5572 5573 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/23/nine-steps-towards-a-more-interesting-life/">Nine Steps Towards a More Interesting Life</a></li> 5574 5575 5576 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/21/when-to-quit-continued/">When to Quit Continued</a></li> 5577 5578 5579 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/20/ascending-the-plateau/">Ascending the Plateau</a></li> 5580 5581 5582 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/17/i-will-be-happy-when/">I Will Be Happy When…</a></li> 5583 5584 5585 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/15/when-to-quit/">When to Quit</a></li> 5586 5587 5588 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/14/using-pessimism/">Using Pessimism</a></li> 5589 5590 5591 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/12/is-steve-pavlina-reading-this-website/">Is Steve Pavlina Reading this Website?</a></li> 5592 5593 5594 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/10/dont-be-yourself/">Don’t Be Yourself</a></li> 5595 5596 5597 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/06/putting-it-into-practice-emotional-mastery-series/">Putting it Into Practice – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5598 5599 5600 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/06/persistent-states-emotional-mastery-series/">Persistent States – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5601 5602 5603 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/04/energy-and-emotions-emotional-mastery-series/">Energy and Emotions – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5604 5605 5606 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/03/mental-patterns-emotional-mastery-series/">Mental Patterns – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5607 5608 5609 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/10/02/body-signals-emotional-mastery-series/">Body Signals – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5610 5611 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠September</h2></div><ul> 5612 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/29/introduction-emotional-mastery-series/">Introduction – Emotional Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5613 5614 5615 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/27/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-this-site/">How to Get the Most Out of This Site</a></li> 5616 5617 5618 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/26/procrastination-start-now-series/">Procrastination – Start Now (Series)</a></li> 5619 5620 5621 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/25/procrastination-break-it-down-series/">Procrastination – Break It Down (Series)</a></li> 5622 5623 5624 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/24/procrastination-introduction-series/">Procrastination – Introduction (Series)</a></li> 5625 5626 5627 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/22/utilizing-hidden-opportunities/">Utilizing Hidden Opportunities</a></li> 5628 5629 5630 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/20/the-confidence-myth/">The Confidence Myth</a></li> 5631 5632 5633 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/18/how-to-overcome-fear/">How to Overcome Fear</a></li> 5634 5635 5636 <li>
5636<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/15/wade-or-dive/">Wade or Dive</a></li> 5637 5638 5639 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/13/imagination-vs-experimentation/">Imagination VS Experimentation</a></li> 5640 5641 5642 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/12/a-fear-a-day/">A Fear a Day</a></li> 5643 5644 5645 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/11/overcoming-discouragement/">Overcoming Discouragement</a></li> 5646 5647 5648 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/09/rapid-habit-changes/">Rapid Habit Changes</a></li> 5649 5650 5651 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/07/beyond-introversion-and-extroversion/">Beyond Introversion and Extroversion</a></li> 5652 5653 5654 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/09/06/thoughts-on-university/">Thoughts on University</a></li> 5655 5656 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠August</h2></div><ul> 5657 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/31/moving-to-university/">Moving to University</a></li> 5658 5659 5660 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/29/how-you-should-pursue-personal-development/">How You Should Pursue Personal Development</a></li> 5661 5662 5663 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/28/enjoy-taking-action/">Enjoy Taking Action</a></li> 5664 5665 5666 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/26/your-life-is-already-perfect/">Your Life is Already Perfect</a></li> 5667 5668 5669 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/25/dreams-to-action/">Dreams to Action</a></li> 5670 5671 5672 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/24/technical-problems-solved/">Technical Problems Solved!</a></li> 5673 5674 5675 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/23/technical-problems/">Technical Problems</a></li> 5676 5677 5678 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/23/the-best-decisions-i-have-made/">The Best Decisions I Have Made</a></li> 5679 5680 5681 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/21/trial-periods-beyond-habits/">Trial Periods – Beyond Habits</a></li> 5682 5683 5684 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/19/happy-birthday/">Happy Birthday</a></li> 5685 5686 5687 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/17/transform-weaknesses-into-strengths/">Transform Weaknesses Into Strengths</a></li> 5688 5689 5690 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/16/10-ways-to-improve-your-energy/">10 Ways to Improve Your Energy</a></li> 5691 5692 5693 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/15/energy-vs-time/">Energy VS Time</a></li> 5694 5695 5696 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/14/finding-truth-in-information/">Finding Truth in Information</a></li> 5697 5698 5699 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/12/take-a-break-from-goal-setting/">Take a Break From Goal-Setting</a></li> 5700 5701 5702 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/12/relationship-geeks-an-interview-with-phil-gerbyshak/">Relationship Geeks – An Interview With Phil Gerbyshak</a></li> 5703 5704 5705 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/11/operate-from-the-highest-level/">Operate From the Highest Level</a></li> 5706 5707 5708 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/10/velocity-based-goal-setting/">Velocity-Based Goal Setting</a></li> 5709 5710 5711 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/09/review-your-progress/">Review Your Progress</a></li> 5712 5713 5714 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/08/overcoming-obstacles/">Overcoming Obstacles</a></li> 5715 5716 5717 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/07/stay-flexible/">Stay Flexible</a></li> 5718 5719 5720 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/06/get-organized/">Get Organized</a></li> 5721 5722 5723 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/05/create-an-unstoppable-drive/">Create an Unstoppable Drive</a></li> 5724 5725 5726 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/04/decide-exactly-what-you-want/">Decide Exactly What You Want</a></li> 5727 5728 5729 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/03/why-set-goals/">Why Set Goals</a></li> 5730 5731 5732 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/02/goals-free-chapter
5732s/">Goals Free Chapters</a></li> 5733 5734 5735 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/08/01/make-a-goal-friendly-environment/">Make a Goal-Friendly Environment</a></li> 5736 5737 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠July</h2></div><ul> 5738 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/29/post-one-hundred/">Post One Hundred</a></li> 5739 5740 5741 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/29/how-to-start-a-fitness-regimen/">How to Start a Fitness Regimen</a></li> 5742 5743 5744 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/29/find-your-personal-development-style/">Find Your Personal Development Style</a></li> 5745 5746 5747 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/28/how-to-give-up-television/">How to Give Up Television</a></li> 5748 5749 5750 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/28/how-to-recover-from-a-broken-commitment/">How to Recover From a Broken Commitment</a></li> 5751 5752 5753 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/27/how-to-speed-up-your-learning-rate/">How to Speed Up Your Learning Rate</a></li> 5754 5755 5756 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/27/goals-an-interactive-guide/">Goals an Interactive Guide</a></li> 5757 5758 5759 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/26/big-changes-to-scotthyoungcom/">Big Changes to ScottHYoung.com</a></li> 5760 5761 5762 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/25/interview-energy-management-with-emily-schwartz/">Interview: Energy Management with Emily Schwartz</a></li> 5763 5764 5765 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/24/another-four-letter-word/">Another Four Letter Word</a></li> 5766 5767 5768 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/21/building-confidence-with-constructive-embarrassment/">Building Confidence with Constructive Embarrassment</a></li> 5769 5770 5771 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/20/what-do-you-need-to-stop/">What Do You Need to Stop?</a></li> 5772 5773 5774 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/19/the-reality-of-focus/">The Reality of Focus</a></li> 5775 5776 5777 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/18/micro-habits/">Micro Habits</a></li> 5778 5779 5780 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/16/im-back/">I’m Back!</a></li> 5781 5782 5783 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/14/energy-management/">Energy Management</a></li> 5784 5785 5786 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/10/link-gods-debris/">Link: Gods Debris</a></li> 5787 5788 5789 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/">Life as a Game</a></li> 5790 5791 5792 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/04/lateral-growth/">Lateral Growth</a></li> 5793 5794 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠June</h2></div><ul> 5795 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/30/gone-until-july-17/">Gone Until July 17</a></li> 5796 5797 5798 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/28/career-intensity/">Career Intensity</a></li> 5799 5800 5801 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/24/shrink-obstacles/">Shrink Obstacles</a></li> 5802 5803 5804 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/23/energize-your-mornings/">Energize Your Mornings</a></li> 5805 5806 5807 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/22/living-at-full-capacity/">Living at Full Capacity</a></li> 5808 5809 5810 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/20/review-patterns-for-success-series/">Review – Patterns for Success (Series)</a></li> 5811 5812 5813 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/19/implementation-patterns-for-success-series/">Implementation – Patterns for Success (Series)</a></li> 5814 5815 5816 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/18/ideas-patterns-for-success-series/">Ideas – Patterns for Success (Series)</a></li> 5817 5818 5819 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/15/introduction-patterns-for-success-series/">Introduction – Patterns for Success (Series)</a></li> 5820 5821 5822 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/13/back-to-basics/">Back to Basics</a></li> 5823 5824 5825 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/13/interview-at-make-it-great/">Interview at Make it Great</a></li> 5826 5827 5828 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/12/efficient-internete-mail-usage/">Efficient Internet/E-mail Usage</a></li> 5829 5830 5831 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/11/time-starved-personal-development/">Time Starved Personal Development</a></li> 5832 5833 5834 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/10/dealing-with-frustration/">Dealing with Frustration</a></li> 5835 5836 5837 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/06/nine-keys-for-lasting-diet-change/">Nine Keys for Lasting Diet Change</a></li> 5838 5839 5840 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/06/03/popular-posts-for-june-3/">Popular Posts for June 3</a></li> 5841 5842 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠May</h2></div><ul> 5843 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/31/the-secret-to-productivity/">The Secret to Productivity</a></li> 5844 5845 5846 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/30/stumbling-on-happiness/">Stumbling on Happiness</a></li> 5847 5848 5849 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/25/brush-off-failures/">Brush Off Failures</a></li> 5850 5851 5852 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/23/goal-setting-program/">Goal Setting Program</a></li> 5853 5854 5855 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/21/recover-and-rejuvenate/">Recover and Rejuvenate</a></li> 5856 5857 5858 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/20/the-smallest-step/">The Smallest Step</a></li> 5859 5860 5861 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/18/learn-by-doing/">Learn By Doing</a></li> 5862 5863 5864 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/16/popular-posts-for-may-16/">Popular Posts for May 16</a></li> 5865 5866 5867 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/16/decide-who-you-want-to-be/">Decide Who You Want To Be</a></li> 5868 5869 5870 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/13/experimentation-habitual-mastery-series/">Experimentation – Habitual Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5871 5872 5873 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/12/replacement-habitual-mastery-series/">Replacement – Habitual Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5874 5875 5876 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/11/leverage-habitual-master-series/">Leverage – Habitual Master (Series)</a></li> 5877 5878 5879 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/10/conditioning-habitual-mastery-series/">Conditioning – Habitual Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5880 5881 5882 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/09/introduction-habitual-mastery-series/">Introduction – Habitual Mastery (Series)</a></li> 5883 5884 5885 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/05/balancing-today-and-tomorrow/">Balancing Today and Tomorrow</a></li> 5886 5887 5888 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/05/02/enthusiasm/">Enthusiasm</a></li> 5889 5890 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠April</h2></div><ul> 5891 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/29/listen-for-success/">Listen for Success</a></li> 5892 5893 5894 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/28/mastering-your-personal-resources/">Mastering Your Personal Resources</a></li> 5895 5896 5897 <li>
5897<a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/27/the-other-half-of-communication/">The Other Half of Communication</a></li> 5898 5899 5900 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/22/exercise-every-day/">Exercise Every Day</a></li> 5901 5902 5903 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/19/lets-be-honest/">Let’s Be Honest</a></li> 5904 5905 5906 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/18/ten-minutes-to-a-better-tomorrow/">Ten Minutes to a Better Tomorrow</a></li> 5907 5908 5909 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/17/why-should-you-pursue-personal-development/">Why Should YOU Pursue Personal Development?</a></li> 5910 5911 5912 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/12/when-personal-development-conflicts-with-society/">When Personal Development Conflicts with Society</a></li> 5913 5914 5915 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/11/multimedia-project/">Multimedia Project</a></li> 5916 5917 5918 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/09/where-did-your-day-go/">Where Did Your Day Go?</a></li> 5919 5920 5921 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/08/patience-making-personal-growth-last-series/">Patience – Making Personal Growth Last (Series)</a></li> 5922 5923 5924 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/07/maintaining-motivation-making-personal-growth-last-series/">Maintaining Motivation – Making Personal Growth Last (Series)</a></li> 5925 5926 5927 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/06/continuous-improvement-making-personal-growth-last-series/">Continuous Improvement – Making Personal Growth Last (Series)</a></li> 5928 5929 5930 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/05/intro-making-personal-growth-last-series/">Intro – Making Personal Growth Last (Series)</a></li> 5931 5932 5933 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/04/how-to-stop-procrastinating/">How to Stop Procrastinating</a></li> 5934 5935 5936 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/03/how-to-change-a-habit/">How to Change a Habit</a></li> 5937 5938 5939 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/02/personal-development-myths/">Personal Development Myths</a></li> 5940 5941 5942 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/04/01/book-a-day-challenge-complete/">Book A Day Challenge Complete!</a></li> 5943 5944 </ul><div class='title-stripe'><i class='fa fa-calendar-o'></i><h2 class='date-title'>2006 ⢠March</h2></div><ul> 5945 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/03/27/vertical-and-lateral-growth-continued/">Vertical and Lateral Growth Continued…</a></li> 5946 5947 5948 <li><a href="https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/03/26/what-is-personal-development-vertical-and-lateral-growth/">What is Personal Development? 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