Imagine you are standing in the middle of a forest. The smell of wet cedar surrounds you. You feel the soft ground beneath your feet and you tilt your head to see the boughs high above your head. The sun is just peeking through. You can hear the faint sound of a bird. You are …
2020 has been a crazy year for everyone. We’ve all experienced substantial shifts in how our routines, our work, and our days flow. We’re spending way more time in front of screens, both at work and at home, and less time in person with our colleagues and friends. Chances are you’re feeling a level of …
We get it.. habit change is hard! Especially when you’re trying to replace long-held habits around your technology, time, and attention. That’s why we’re launching Coach-Led Cohorts. When you join a cohort, you’ll be coming together with a small group of amazing people who are all committed to making real change in their lives. Cohorts …
During the third century, schools of stoic philosophy flourished in the Greek and Roman worlds. These schools were not simply theoretical. They were applied schools of philosophy that provided a clear framework for how to live a good life. Since then, there hasn’t been anything like them. The closest comparison might be organized religions, but …
I began writing and talking about the impact that social media and algorithm-based platforms are having on us as individuals and as a society back in 2016. At that time, I had people responding that I was an alarmist. One person called me “an old man yelling at clouds,” which I found particularly funny. Some were …
Steve Rio sat down for a conversation with Duane at The Addicted Mind Podcast to talk about how to reclaim control over our time and attention — the two greatest resources we have in this life. Steve breaks down the Attention Economy and how it’s geared for addiction, and the decisions we need to make …
Our Founder, Steve Rio, shares some personal highlights from his recent conversation with Scott Orth on the new podcast, NOW with Steve Rio.
Our Founder, Steve Rio, shares some personal highlights from his recent conversation with Scott Orth on the new podcast, NOW with Steve Rio.
Transcript (excuse the lack of grammar, this is a direct and auto-generated transcript) So I was at my friend’s 40th birthday and he said something really interesting to me. He said if my 16 year old self could see where I am now and see the way that I live now he’d be completely blown …
The following article is a section from Module 03: Get Focused in the Nature of Work Foundations Program, where I talk extensively about how to optimize performance using the power of routines. In the program, I look at every aspect of structuring your work day, setting daily and weekly priorities and tracking your progress against …
Habit change is hard. It requires prolonged discipline over many weeks and months. Research shows that one of the best ways to support habit change is by having social support.
In a culture that celebrates grinders, it can seem that the only way to get ahead and increase your productivity is to work more hours than anyone else and sacrifice any sense of balance, sleep and well-being. I fell into this trap through my 20s and early 30s. I worked long days and late nights, …
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