Scott H. YounginWholistiqueThe 12 Foundational Habits for a Good LifeWhich essential life skill will you work on first?Jul 108Jul 108
Scott H. YoungBuild the foundation first: An antidote to our brain’s tendency to overcomplicate simple thingsYour habits require a strong foundation — especially as your life grows and changes.Jul 942Jul 942
Scott H. YoungMy Course, Life of Focus, is open for a special sessionLife of Focus, the course I co-instruct with Cal Newport, is now open!Jun 27Jun 27
Scott H. YounginMind CafeYou’re Trying to Do Too MuchWe tend to add things, even when subtracting is both logically equivalent and more practically useful.Jun 243Jun 243
Scott H. YounginMind Cafe7 Most Common Reasons We Stop Improving At Our JobsCommon reasons why our efforts at improvement stall — and how we can get unstuck.May 2314May 2314
Scott H. YounginMind CafeGet Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for MasteryHere are the fundamental principles researchers have uncovered that explain how learning works, condensed into twelve memorable maxims.May 72May 72
Scott H. YounginMind CafeWhen Procrastination is ProductiveProductivity isn’t throwing out all your existing commitments in the fanatical pursuit of big ambitions. Instead, it’s choosing what…Apr 252Apr 252
Scott H. Young7 Rules for HappinessHappiness is a paradoxical goal. We all want to be happy, yet we often fail spectacularly at predicting what will make us happy.Apr 257Apr 257
Scott H. YounginMind CafeMental Models: How To Reason Better & Be Less IrrationalA mental model is not an image or a movie. It’s an abstract representation that contains one possibility based on the information given.Apr 125Apr 125
Scott H. YounginMind CafeThe Most Important Words When Learning A New LanguageIn language learning, grammar gets all the attention. But research has shown that your vocabulary has the greatest effect on comprehension.Apr 820Apr 820