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Hey, I’m Sam. I created Smarter and Harder to explore big ideas, both old and new, about building a better life. My mission is to evolve the conversation about personal growth and have fun doing it.

7 Sneaky Bad Habits That Drain Your Energy (And How to Break Them)

March 27, 2023April 1, 2021 by Sam
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Do you often feel like you have too much day left at the end of your energy? Do you routinely find yourself crashing midway through the day, wishing you could make it just a little …

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Categories Personal Development

4 Personal Finance Calculations That Don’t Really Matter

January 26, 2023March 25, 2021 by Sam
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One of the hardest things about managing money is information overload. The endless stream of personal finance calculations, figures, terms, and choices to remember. The overwhelming pile of metrics and numbers may make you want …

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Categories Money Mindset

Task Batching: Save Buckets of Time by Organizing Your Day

March 27, 2023March 18, 2021 by Sam
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When you have too many things to do and nowhere near enough time or mental resources to stay on top of it all, there’s no better way to self-manage than through a technique called task …

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No Motivation: How to Get Back Up When You’re All Out of Juice

December 14, 2022March 11, 2021 by Sam
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Tell me you haven’t had a day like this – you wake up with a full plate, you know what you want to accomplish today and how to do it, but for some reason, you …

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The 12 Best Personal Finance Books of All Time

January 30, 2023March 4, 2021 by Sam
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I can say unequivocally and without a hint of exaggeration that starting to learn and read about money dramatically changed my life. Below, I will share some of the best personal finance books of all …

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Why You Have a Lack of Self-Control, and What to Do About It

January 26, 2023February 26, 2021 by Sam
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Struggling with a lack of self-control is one of the most common human experiences we face. And luckily for us, there are simple steps we can take to fix it. When self-control isn’t working quite …

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Happiness is a Choice You Make Every Day

May 24, 2022February 18, 2021 by Sam
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Happiness is something that most of us strive for, but it’s easy to get lost in the search. It’s common for people to talk about happiness like it’s a “thing” to be found and only …

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4 Steps to Break Down Problems into Simple, Manageable Parts

December 22, 2022February 12, 2021 by Sam
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Have you ever gotten yourself all worked up to solve a major challenge in your life? Was your solution to the problem to jump right in and go for it? This type of problem-solving approach …

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Single-Tasking: Debunking the Myth of Productive Multitasking

December 14, 2022January 29, 2021 by Sam
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I hear a lot of skepticism about the idea of single-tasking. In a world that at every turn seems to become busier and more chaotic than before, we still talk about productivity in terms of …

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11 Money-Saving Mistakes Making It Harder for You to Get Ahead

December 20, 2022January 22, 2021 by Sam
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Enthusiastic saving is one of the central habits of a healthy financial life and a vital tool for reaching financial freedom. Far from being reserved exclusively for Dickensian villains and stingy bastards, the life-altering power …

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