How I Built A Bookcase And Boosted My Creativity

As many of you know, I’m obsessed with keeping my brain in tip-top shape. After all, it’s my most valuable asset (and yours, too). If you’ve read my previous post on 5 Ways to Boost Your Intelligence or listened to my podcast episode on the same topic, you know that a powerful way to do this is by seeking novelty.

It’s been shown that engaging in new and unfamiliar activities, experiences, and tasks can help keep your brain sharp — which is partly why I decided to build this bookcase from scratch…

Episode #21: 4 Keys to Remembering What You Learn

In today’s world, we have so much information at our fingertips, it’s easy to feel like we know things. But there’s a difference between understanding something and just feeling like we do. This is sometimes called “the illusion of competence.”

What’s the point of reading a bunch of books if you don’t absorb the knowledge? The truth is, we can’t recall most of what we consume on a daily basis. So how can we learn more effectively?

In today’s episode, I cover the most important learning principles and strategies I’ve distilled from a variety of sources over the years. They have helped me remember more of what I learn. I hope they help you too…

Episode #20: How To Be Resilient With Author, Speaker and Walking Paraplegic Janine Shepherd

Janine Shepherd was a cross-country skier training for the Olympics when a utility truck ran her over and crushed her body along with her dreams. She was not expected to live, let alone walk but she did both. Not only did she learn how to walk again, she learned how to fly, earning her pilot's license and becoming a flying instructor in a span of 18 months. Her message: You are NOT your body…