Essays by Ken Lane

Full essay here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/flipphone

What if making better decisions was a matter of asking yourself, "How will I feel about this decision in two hours?" You can read this full essay here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/the-two-hour-rule

Originally featured here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/your-job-right-now

Read this essay for free here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/nobody-cares

From https://kenlane.substack.com/p/simple-but-not-easy

Read this episode here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/nicknaming-your-stuff

Transcript: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/dont-find-a-job-you-love

Read full transcript at: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/no-buy-year-2024

I dumped my jar of favorite quotes into AI and asked it to organize them by theme. This episode is the result. I hope you enjoy and are inspired. Quotes: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/jar-o-quotes

https://kenlane.substack.com/p/howdy Have you ever noticed how most folks you cross on the street will mirror your demeanor? A nod for a nod. A wave for wave. A "good, thanks" for a "howareya?" Ok, maybe a hug attempt receives a "whoa whoa whoa, easy there, big guy." For the most part, you can disarm most folks with "friendly enough" neutrality—shifting your...

https://kenlane.substack.com/p/raise-the-blade

Here is an episode from my fitness blog, Kenetic: https://kenetic.substack.com/p/training-rules

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As found on my substack page. I was recently reading Stephen King’s writer’s manual, On Writing—in which the horror/thriller novelist spills his great writing beans for any aspiring author. One section that resonated with me immensely covered the utility of having someone in particular in mind while you’re writing—someone you’re writing for, almost as though the story was a letter. I couldn’t help...

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Originally featured: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/ink-first-drafts

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You can read this piece on my Substack site: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/lets-steal-from-japan

Originally featured at https://kenlane.substack.com/p/30s

Audio version of https://kenlane.substack.com/p/the-laziest-way-to-tidy-up

The Mindfulness Practice of Trail Running as found at kenlane.substack.com Repetitious clomping, panting and gasping along the unforgiving pavement, my feet quickly leap from the sidewalk as though falling from a long day into bed onto the dirt trail drizzled with tired pine needles. The trees greet me along the singletrack and welcome me into their world—wishing me farewell in a single wave as on...

You can read this essay at https://kenlane.substack.com/p/gamifying-productivity-and-avoiding