Mateo Balaña Paemen

"When it comes to living a healthy and productive life, I do my best to focus on three time management tips…1. Eliminate half-work and focus deeply.2. Do the most important thing first.3. Stick to your schedule and build the habit, no matter how small the accomplishment."

The classic image of a lion tamer is one of the entertainer holding a whip and a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work.

I’m drawn to the idea of an art of living much more so than to the compulsive search for life hacks, regimens of self-improvement, or self-optimization schemes. These too often feel like a doubling down on the insistence that we can always do more if only we apply the right technique. They also suggest that the path to happiness involves the... See more

Variance Equals Strength

A very interesting time debt: doing work poorly. " If you don't edit your article now, you'll have to fix the grammar later. If you write sloppy code now, you'll have to debug it later. If you create a poor product in the beginning, you'll have to service customers and process refunds later. Every low-quality piece of work is a time debt that you... See more