All right, so I spent 10 years becoming a doctor, and now I’ve quit. My name is Zach. I’m 30 years old, and I was an internal medicine doctor working and living in Boston, but 6 months ago, I left medicine forever and now live in Pennsylvania. Now, after the Read more…
Six months ago, after my third hour on Instagram, surrounded by DoorDash, stuck at the bottom of my couch, I thought, “Is this what I want my life to be? Or do I want something different?” I was sluggish, unmotivated, and weak, with no vision or hope for the future. Read more…
I exercise at 4:05 am, I never look at my phone for the first 10 hours of my day, and I stop working at 2:30 PM every single day. This life redesign has completely changed my life. I’ve tried 100s of morning and nighttime routines, read 1000s of academic journals, Read more…
I couldn’t do it anymore… Notion, Obsidianm, Google Drive, Readwise, Feedly, it was all too much. I was overwhelmed, distracted, and constantly searching for the best way to take notes and track things. I spent more time trying to find my notes in all of this chaos than actually using Read more…
We spend a third of our lives asleep. For 27 years, all I did was put my head on the pillow, experience blackness, and then wake up. So, nine years of my life disappeared. What if there was a possibility of being productive while asleep without sacrificing sleep? Sounds impossible, Read more…
Ever notice how certain students just seem to have an edge? They are always answering questions correctly in class, acing exams, receiving acceptances into top schools and then offers from top firms. Of course, there is a genetic component, maybe 50% according to some twin studies on academic performance, but Read more…
How do you create something that has an impact? The next Facebook, Uber, or Paypal? Luckily, the creator of Paypal, Peter Thiel, has written a fantastic book on doing just that – on how to build the future. In Zero to One, Peter outlines several lessons every successful business should Read more…
Remember when you had to learn integrals in math class and had no idea what the F*&# was going on? Why do I have to understand what’s inside of this “S?” What I wish I had known earlier was that there is a better way to learn complex topics. As Read more…
Step 1: Realize it will get better This is my #1 trick. Everything improves with time, I promise. Every day, you will feel a little better. In a couple of months to a year, you may forget why you felt so bad in the first place. In the moment of Read more…
A never-ending to-do list, being stuck in procrastination mode, and a lack of free time – does any of this sound familiar? Proper time management can help remedy all of these issues, allowing you to finish your tasks, stop procrastinating, and gain some well-deserved free time. Let’s define the problem, Read more…