Everyday Systems #81: State of the Systems 2023

Convenience is stronger than you are. Accept this fact. But with a little planning, the convenient thing doesn't have to be too awful. Case in point: "optimize your oatmeal."

7 Helmi 20079min

Stop using evasive euphemisms. Own up to "failure" or you become it.

31 Tammi 20075min

Moderation isn't mushy. Learn from extremists by drawing hard lines -- just draw them in different places. Get the clarity of cold turkey abstinence without the sweeping deprivation.

25 Tammi 20078min

No time to exercise? Get philosophical. Use enlightened self-mockery, a neo-Kantian personal categorical imperative, and an existential leap of action to get you moving.

17 Tammi 20078min

How to use index cards for todo lists at the three scales of the chain of command: daily, monthly, yearly.

10 Tammi 200711min

Organize your self improvement efforts on three temporal scales: year=general, month=officer, day=footsoldier.

3 Tammi 200710min

Make your goals fun, important, and attainable with Personal Olympics.

14 Joulu 20067min

A month is a much better granularity than the more typical yearly resolution we make on new years, because you can estimate better on that smaller scale, and recover and reset faster. And it's long en...

7 Joulu 20065min