David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start & Design for Hackers.
I’m a pretty dedicated “solopreneur” – an entrepreneur who goes it on their own: no cofounders and no investors.
Maneesh Sethi is the founder of Pavlok. Pavlok is a wrist band that gives you an electric shock that helps you break bad habits. It’s a crazy idea, so it’s definitely gotten a lot of attention. Pavlok has been featured on Good Morning America, The Colbert Report, and Jimmy Fallon (and, as you can see, the Steve Harvey Show). In our discussion we talk about how I used Pavlok to break my bad Facebook habit, and I can tell you, it’s extremely effective. keep on reading »
Have you ever been really excited about a book you were reading, only to realize – as you tried to describe it to someone – that you had NO IDEA what it was actually about? This happened to me all of the time, until I realized I was reading the wrong way.
Nick Gray is the founder of Museum Hack. Museum Hack makes super fun museum tours such as the “Un-Highlights Tour,” the “Badass Bitches Tour,” and the “Big Gay Met.”
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Many people think their productivity struggle is one of managing their time. In reality, it’s more a struggle of managing their mind. In this mini-episode, I introduce my framework for Mind Management: using knowledge from behavioral science, psychology, and neuroscience to work with the subtle fluctuations of your mind. keep on reading »
Laura Roeder is the founder of Edgar, which is (or maybe I should say “who is”) a social media automation tool. Edgar helps you create a library of social media updates that you can schedule to repeat.
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When I wrote my first book, Design for Hackers, I came across a strange phenomenon. keep on reading »
Entrepreneurs aim to create new things that people want. To do this, you need to be able to distinguish between the “stuff” and the “things” in the world. Everything that exists is really just “stuff” turned into “things.”
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Adrian Holovaty has learned the hard way that he wants to retain control of his business. After selling Everyblock, Adrian watched in horror as it was later shut down without warning.
To me, “traveling” is like licking a filet mignon: you get a taste, but you don’t get nourishment. That’s why I prefer to live “mini lives.” I just live my normal life in a different city, for an extended period of time.
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