The Three Month Vacation Podcast

Why Good is Not the Enemy of Great (And Other Personal Benchmarks)

How do you do so much? That's the question I get a lot. Well, the main point is how come I keep persisting? The reality is that you need simple benchmarks. Here are three

How To Slow Down (Without Losing Momentum)

In 2017, I started a journey to try to slow down. Despite being in the business for almost 17 years, I found that I was doing more than ever. When could I slow down, and

Why Motivated People Procrastinate

When we think of motivated people, we rarely associate them with procrastination. Motivated people seem to get everything done, and yet if you speak to someone who is fai

The Strategy That Turns Around a Losing Streak

A losing streak can show up at any time, and trying harder doesn't help. If you can't try harder or do more, what else can you do? Here's a system—a really simple system—

How to be excited about your business for over 22 years (The story of 5000bc)

Everybody starts out very excited when a business is in its infancy, but after a while, doesn't it get boring? How can you sustain a business for so long? 5000bc is our c

The Adventures in Greece: Part 2 (And A Meeting With Keanu Reeves)

What happens when we finally get from Greece to Frankfurt ? What's the meeting with Keanu about? Do we have any proof? Here's Part 2 of the trip to Greece. 

The Adventures in Greece: Part 1

Generally, a holiday is full of different and new experiences, but sometimes it can take a sudden, unusual turn. You hope that you don't have that crazy experience while

The Trip to Thailand: Part 2

Dogs are lovely and I love dogs so much, but stray dogs are quite something else. Here's part 2 of the trip to Thailand. Dogs, gifts, mango milkshakes and fishermen who t

The Monsoon Trip to Thailand (and the relaunch of The Brain Audit)- Part 1

Almost 20 years after we launched The Brain Train, we weren't expecting anything dramatic to happen, and yet suddenly it was on a bestseller list. Not the New York Times

The importance of "normal speed" in learning

When you speak to somebody, do they get impatient? When you do an illustration, does it feel like the other person is waiting for ages? This is because you and I are oper

Why Most Storytelling Is Terrible (And Why Clutter Plays a Huge Role)

When you think of storytelling, you just think of a sequence or what happens next, but the reality is that storytelling is a curated amount of information. Anything that

How I used AI for my Article (And what it did to my writing)

Some people are adamant that they will never use AI. However, that's a tiny, obscure minority. AI is here to stay and that means we've all dipped our toes in it. Well, I

How to Sidestep Perfection—And How to Use "Quantity" to Your Advantage

Many of us burn out simply because we live in the past. How long the past? We could go all the way to our childhood, and it's there where we learn how to go for perfectio

1% Better Every Day: What Does It Even Mean?

We hear that somehow we have to get 1% better every day. However, how do you measure this improvement? Can it be measured at all? And what does it mean? 

The Roundabout Principle: Why Self-Management Actually Works (And How to Make It Stick)

Once a course ends, it's often just the beginning of a journey. Think about it for a moment: you've finished an article writing course, and you've just managed to put all

Why We Struggle To Acquire Skills (And How The Mindset Of The Teacher Is The Root Cause)

Why Understanding The Faces Of Overwhelm Helps You Sidestep Frustration

Eternal Sales Page Dilemma-How to choose the precise headline to get clients interested.

Test How Your Audience Will React To Your Story

Three Ways To Motivate Yourself Again (And Restart What You Want To Do)