Science and productivity by Dr. Christine Corbett Moran
I find my productivity and habit systems tend to need switching up over time; either my. phase of life changes, or if it doesn’t, I acquire immunity to existing approaches. This past year, I’ve been influenced by reading Atomic Habits, as well as participating in the Street Parking online fitness community (who themselves are big Read More …
Tinyletter was shut down unbeknownst to me earlier in 2024. I used TinyLetter to chronicle my nearly-a-year at the geographic South Pole. Now that I’ve left social media and am no longer reading the news, I’d like to keep in touch with folks more via email so I thought to look up my old subscribers Read More …
You might have run across my posts about my extreme inbox management: TLDR: I previously used hundreds of filters, marking many as read, and partitioning the inbox. The crux of the method is a label I have: to-respond, which I immediately triaged any email that needed a response to. Now in the 2020s I’ve updated Read More …
I’ve been listening to the 80,000 hours podcast a lot recently*. On the podcast they had a discussion of why you should stop reading the news with Brian Caplan, which pointed to Rolf Dobelli’s book Stop Reading the News. I picked up the book, also read it, and promptly stopped reading (and watching or listening) Read More …
After posting Bridging the Great Stagnation: Why Taking an Extra Decade to Master the Fundamentals Matters, I got wind from my dedicated social contact who braves Twitter that some are interested in a book list alongside. Rather than post specific books, I’ll post my personal algorithm for the content I focused on reading during each Read More …
In the 1800s, educated elites were expected to be proficient in Latin, Greek, classical literature, religious knowledge, moral philosophy, public speaking, writing, basic arithmetic, geometry, natural philosophy (covering fundamental physics, astronomy, and biology), music, art, poetry, classical and national history, geography, French, and social graces. Physical activities like horseback riding, rowing, and fencing were also Read More …
My guess is probably not. I went into the Apple Store today to finally try out the Vision Pro. I had on an Apple Watch Ultra, and a top of the line MacBook Pro, the latest iPhone, and the AirPods Max in my bag; that’s not even the whole of the Apple products I own. Read More …
I’ve picked up chess as a fun hobby as an adult, alongside my kids who are learning it as well. I remember enjoying the game as a kid, but not really having anyone to play with. When I grew older, I was a bit intimidated by it—thinking it as a constant test of intelligence, instead Read More …
I seem to make a lot more progress on my hobbies than others, something I’m grateful for as a busy parent where if I didn’t have some tricks up my sleeve I might not be taking time for hobbies at all. The only one I know who makes more is my partner. I have a Read More …
I’ve previously talked about my rejection from the Astronaut Candidate Class of 2017, marking my second attempt. My first rejection came via a postcard, the second through a phone call after an in-person interview and medical evaluation, and the third via a letter with a personalized note. Undeterred, I’m now on my fourth application. I’m Read More …