The Right Advice at the Wrong Time is the Wrong Advice
Blindly sticking to a practice can make a bad situation worse
Laws are universal. Principles are how we apply a law to get a desired effect. Practices are highly situational.
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Is YNAB Really Better than a Simple Spreadsheet?
It depends on what simple means to you
YNAB was once a humble spreadsheet. Is it worth paying for the app or should you just roll your own spreadsheet?
You Can’t Back Up (and You Can’t Stay Here)
A choice can be offset, but not undone
When you’ve made a wrong choice, you can’t go back and do it over. Here are the dos and don’ts of what to do next.
Which Decisions Will You Make in this Timeline?
Pick the reality you want to experience
Somewhere, there’s a version of you that’s made all the right decisions. Why not make those decisions here?
How to Break Through the Syndrome Syndrome
When everything’s important, it doesn’t matter what you do first
When everything’s important, nothing is. Here are 10 questions you can ask to see which tasks are more important so you can start there.
Why You Don’t Need New Stuff to Be More Successful
The Gearing Up Fallacy
You probably have everything you need to be successful. You just need to stop looking for magic feathers.
Satisfaction is as Simple as Making a Better Choice
Life is an integrating function, not a step function
Sometimes, we make choices we’re not happy with. Happiness can be as simple as making a better choice.
Embrace the Freedom of Missing Out
Think of missing out as creating margin in your life
Don’t be so afraid of missing out on the best life has to offer that you crowd it out. Missing out makes room for the life you want to live.
If Now Isn’t a Good Time, Never Might Be Better
Deferring work gives you time to reconsider it
Triaging work classifies work. What do you need to do now? What can you do later? What can you never do?
Which Debt Should You Pay Off First?
Should you start with the smallest balance or highest interest rate?
Should you pay off your debts with the highest interest rate first? Or the debts with the smallest balance? Let’s see how much of a difference it makes.