Everyday Systems Podcast

Talk to yourself -- and record it.  Why?  Autotherapy. Catch all those great ideas that would have gotten away otherwise. Nag yourself into doing impossible tasks. Keep an even-keel diary that reflect...

28 Maalis 20079min

No time to read? Hate mindless but necessary chores? Solve both problems at once by listening to audiobooks while you do housework.

12 Maalis 20076min

Consolidate well-understood routine tasks into compound tasks. Break up poorly understood novel tasks into more atomic components.

2 Maalis 20077min

How I lost 10 pounds, overnight, without even trying.

14 Helmi 20077min

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