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The Wabi-Sabi Way: Simple Principles to Bring Calm, Meaning & Authenticity to Your Daily Life

The Wabi-Sabi Way: Simple Principles to Bring Calm, Meaning & Authenticity to Your Daily Life

Explore the six guiding principles of wabi-sabi, including simplicity, authenticity, contentment, detachment, spontaneity, and a return to nature.

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Oct 19, 2021

What If an Index Card Could Make You More Productive?

I tried all the popular productivity systems. This is what finally stuck.

What If an Index Card Could Make You More Productive?

Mike Sturm

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Dec 18, 2023

Trying to Be a Magician vs. Doing the Magic

On the noble and ignoble intentions for publishing one’s writing, and the world of difference between th

Trying to Be a Magician vs. Doing the Magic

Mike Sturm

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May 10, 2023

The Optimist OS

A Structured Approach to a More Positive Life

The Optimist OS

Mike Sturm

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Aug 20, 2022

More Luxurious Chains: A Study of Contemporary Freedom

How our sense of personal freedom has degraded throughout history and how we can reclaim it

More Luxurious Chains: A Study of Contemporary Freedom

Mike Sturm

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Jul 11, 2022

Feelings First: A Modern Management Manifesto

Homo Sapiens may be the “wise” species, but we confuse “wise” with “rational” at our own peril

Feelings First: A Modern Management Manifesto

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Jun 15, 2022

The 2 Cardinal Sins of Active Listening and How to Overcome Them

Learn to reap the benefits of being known as a good listener

The 2 Cardinal Sins of Active Listening and How to Overcome Them

Mike Sturm

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Jun 5, 2022

The Tragedy of the Forward-Progress Bias

What we miss when we think we know what progress looks like

The Tragedy of the Forward-Progress Bias

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Mar 27, 2022

The 2,000 Year Old Temple Inscriptions That Sum Up How Self-Improvement Works

It turns out that the ancient Greeks knew some things that we’re still struggling to learn

The 2,000 Year Old Temple Inscriptions That Sum Up How Self-Improvement Works

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Feb 27, 2022

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

How we unintentionally limit ourselves and the next generation — and the paradigm shift that can fix that

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Mike Sturm

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Jan 27, 2022

My System Won’t Work For You

Why the changes we try to make usually don’t stick, and what we need to do to see sustained progress

My System Won’t Work For You

Mike Sturm

Mike Sturm

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Creator: https://TheTodaySystem.com — A simpler personal productivity system. Writing about productivity, self-improvement, business, and life.

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