Stress Types
Introduction I hate my dad. I hate my teacher. I hate my boss. I hate the word hate. The only thing I might hate more than hate is people who project their stress onto me like the soldier from Nintendo's…
Chapter 1 – Sleep
Introduction Sleep or die. In eleven days or less. That's the world record for not sleeping. Sometimes our sleep is so bad we want to die. Our sleep needs to feel like we died and were born again. We should…
Habit System
Introduction Our memories fail before our motivation. We’re busy. We have too many people asking too many things of us. People fail with new habits not because of “motivation” but because life is too jam-packed to remember, plan, and execute…
How to Use
Focus on one pillar at a time. Consider your implementation schedule. You don’t need to set a static schedule. If you’re uber motivated, consider implementing one of the five tips in each area each week and one pillar per month.…
The mindset
Stop doing so much. Start doing more less. To change your life, change your habits. To change habits, ease off the pressure. Big goals and new year resolutions start with the greatest expectations, effort, and discipline. One month later, we’re…
Pillars of Health
Download Sign up below to receive a link to Matt's book Pillars of Health for a limited time. Pillars of Health Want to level up your health, fitness, cognition, or mood? Read my Pillars of Health book now. Six pillars.…
Philosophy of interaction
Story - A priest, a scientist, and a philosopher https://youtu.be/KbmKBtLA72s If you want to hear the short story that led to this article, watch this speech. Introduction Free will is just the things science hasn't figured out yet.That's from Robert…
How to Light the World on Fire
Introduction This seven-minute speech examines oversimplifying people and groups, the layers of complexity with pre-existing conditions, and focusing on the whole person over the surface layer. It's similar to my Dig Deeper speech from last year but with a couple…
And the last shall be first
So you're the youngest. Good news. Your parents are finely-tuned independent adult-producing assassins. It might not feel like that. By the time you read this you may have used up most of your parent time. Be kind to them. If…