Snafu, a newsletter about habits

Welcome Snafu, a weekly newsletter about habits and how to change behavior. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Test I’m taking: InsideTracker​ I’ve used InsideTracker to measure a variety of important blood markers for several years. A 15-minute blood draw gives you a variety of panels – glucose, iron, testosterone and dozens more – that you can use to improve your health. Book I’m Reading: Why We Are Fat: And What To Do About It​ I...

Welcome Snafu, my weekly newsletter about habits and how to change behavior. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week What I’m listening to: Sam Coroso on the Tim Ferriss Show. Sam is the co-founder of Levels.io, a company that makes continuous blood glucose monitors. I’ve enjoyed tracking my blood glucose especially while fasting this year, but I didn’t know that Sam is also a productivity nerd. In this interview, Sam shares a wealth of...

Welcome to my weekly newsletter about habits and behavior change. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Quote I think about often: Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness.” Victor Frankl Book I’m reading: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom. This book is a...

Welcome to my weekly newsletter about new habits. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Quote I’m Thinking About: “Men wanted for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” Question I Ask Myself Frequently: “What would I do if I knew I would not fail?” I revisit this question a few times a year. It is inspirational, but...

Welcome to Evolve, a weekly guide to good habits. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Article I’m Reading: The Dangers of a “Heathy” Addiction by Peter Atia. As someone who has spent much of my life flirting with the fine line between habit and addiction, I enjoyed this article by Peter Attia, especially as applied to exercise. If you haven’t read Peter’s new book Outlive, I recommend it.) Tea I Crave: Modern witch puerh - I love...

Welcome to my weekly newsletter about persuasion and behavior change. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Book I’m Reading: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande I’ve been a longtime fan of physician and storyteller Atul Gawande, so I feel a bit foolish that it has taken me so long to read his book The Checklist Manifesto. The book is a riveting saga about the history and utility of checklists. The 3x5 Note...

Welcome to Evolve, a weekly newsletter about courage and behavior change. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Quote I’m Considering: “To choose doubt as a philosophy of life, is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” -Life of Pi​ This quote reminds me of the difference between writing and editing, which I wrote about in How to Start Writing. Creating and revising are both necessary, but you can’t do them at the...

Welcome to Evolve, a weekly newsletter about continuous improvement and the courage to start something new. Was this sent to you? Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.​ 3 Things I’ve Loved this Week Quote I'm Considering: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there...