A good life involves paying attention to the 3 big verbs involved in living. be | think | do addresses them all.

Being

What is there to you when you’re not taking action? It’s the spiritual element of living—beyond what we can touch, see, hear, or describe in purely mechanical terms. It describes the space between stimulus and response—where we feel, but don’t necessarily think or act.

Topics explored:
  • Emotional intelligence

  • Meditation

  • Character traits

  • Neurobiology

  • Aging

  • Relationships

Thinking

This is self-explanatory. It’s the element of living that both precedes and follows action. It involves reflection, strategy, decision-making, analysis, and so on.

Topics explored:
  • Decision-making

  • Cognitive Science

  • Psychology

  • Data Science

  • Philosophy

  • Strategy

  • Education

Doing

This is the most widely recognized element of living. It’s what others can—for the most part—perceive directly. It’s what overwhelmingly affects others.

Topics explored:
  • Productivity

  • Habits

  • Exercise

  • Nutrition

  • Organization

  • Skills development

  • Business Acumen

  • Leadership

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A periodic guide to doing life's 3 big things better: being better, thinking better, and doing better.

People

Conducting a research program to get better at life-and writing about it as I go along.