Author name: Stephen Mayo

Do you ever notice how it’s not always the biggest decisions that drain you—but the ones you keep postponing? I had a […]

Last week, my wife and I started something new. We created a simple morning and evening schedule—just enough structure to set

We get conditioned to draw confidence from lots of external sources: Our title and rank.Approval from our superiors.Praise from our

We have a peach tree in our backyard, and last week one of its branches broke during the storms. So

Lately I’ve found myself singing a song I haven’t thought about in years: This little light of mine, I’m gonna

Ten years ago, I came across Parkinson’s Law in Tim Ferriss’ book The 4-Hour Work Week. It’s one of the concepts

There are two kinds of reminders. There are the tactical ones: We all have plenty of those. But then there are the deeper reminders—the

When I was a kid growing up in upstate New York, we had a garden in our backyard. It wasn’t

Every day I see people walking their dogs on the city streets. There’s the couple with the two Great Danes

Near our house, there’s a massive construction project underway. They’re putting in a multi-use development—condos, shops, and office space. For