Archive - Rules To Live By (Book Project)

The three piles of life

A simple rule for thinking about priorities

Jul 8 •

June 2025

May 2025

BIG update on Rules To Live By project

This book is entering its next major phase of development

May 22 •

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Rule #13: Judge your decisions carefully

We take credit and blame for things we do not control

May 8 •

April 2025

Rule #12: Make active decisions

Be a person of action to live the life you imagine

Apr 28 •

Rule #11: Your values should cost you

If you get it for free, what is it really worth?

Apr 10 •

March 2025

How to write better self-help books?

This genre is popular but their helpfulness is questionable

Mar 31 •

The real luxuries in life

A simple list worth remembering

Mar 26 •

Feedback wanted: how is this book so far?

Phase one is over and it's time to step back

Mar 25 •

Rule #10: Have a hobby you love, but do not do well

Pleasure does not require excellence

Mar 21 •

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