Blog - Louis Shulman

Trusting The Process & Working Out Like A Boomer

5 Lessons From Completing The 75HARD

September 4, 2020

The 75HARD is an internet challenge dubbed as the “tactical guide to winning the war with yourself.”Andy Frisella, the host of the MFCEO podcast, created the 75HARD to teach listeners how to cultivate discipline, integrity, and physical and mental toughness.In this post, I share the five most significant lessons I learned from completing the challenge this summer.

Skipping The Line In Life

9 Takeaways from The Third Door

August 6, 2020

What if he could ask the world’s most successful people for guidance in this phase of life? What if Bill Gates taught him entrepreneurship, Lady Gaga taught him music, and Warren Buffet taught him finance?

21 Rules For Getting Your Shit Together

It’s my 21st birthday — I wanted to write something

May 29, 2020

After bombing a math test in my first month of college, I overreacted so dramatically that I developed an obsessive and vague drive to “get my shit together” that continues to this day.

Computers Broke the Old World

Why I Want To Start The Accelerated Masters Program at The University of Alabama

May 23, 2020

Zero marginal-cost economics, instant digital delivery, globally accessible talent pools, international communication networks, and computational power have completely redefined modern life.

Asymmetries, Batching, and Constraints

Productivity Lessons from the Four Hour Workweek

May 23, 2020

Challenge basic assumptions you hold about what is possible, and learn rules and techniques to enable a lifestyle with abundance in time.

The Power of Mindset

Lessons Learned from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

May 23, 2020

Individuals, empowered by Dweck’s research can manipulate their own reality in their favor by embracing the appropriate mindset.

Take Control of Your Education

Five Books Every College Student Needs to Read

May 23, 2020

In my first year of school, I read the following books. Without a doubt, I would not have achieved a fraction of my goals otherwise.

Who Is Cal Newport?

Why Am I Obsessed With His Work?

May 23, 2020

Newport is an incredibly prolific academic, author, and blogger and he reached this level of professional success with stunning speed.

Make Failure Suck

The Silver Bullet of Accountability

May 23, 2020

Leverage external consequences to win internal battles.

The Power of Positive Constraints

Making one decision to simplify thousands of future decisions.

May 23, 2020

Whenever I need to take something more seriously, I come up with a challenge to guide me into action.

Rules for Distraction Free Work

Five Positive Habits for Consistently Overcoming Resistance

May 22, 2020

Don’t let laziness limit your potential. Build a system, automate self-discipline, and execute. Let the results speak for themselves.

Pointers for Starting Your Company

Lessons from Yishai Goldstein — CTO and Co-Founder of AutoLeadStar

April 11, 2020

Hard skills alone aren’t enough. Founders need to be very flexible, focused, and fast learners.

The Torah and Deep Work

How Shabbat Subsumes Mainstream Self-Help and Productivity Advice

April 11, 2020

Through Deep Work, the secular community is coming to terms with facts that have been known to the Jewish community for millennia.