In the past two decades, the amount of information present in our daily lives has skyrocketed. Unfortunately, however, our ability to learn from information hasn’t necessarily kept pace with its proliferation.

In theory, the ongoing explosion in informa...

When we see objects settled into a particular place over time, it becomes hard to imagine where else they might go. So put your clutter into a new context. 

Once you detach things from their settled places, it’s much easier to decide what to do with them.

When people disagree with us we assume they are ignorant … that they lack information. So we try to convince them with information. It seldom works.

• Persuasion appeals to the emotions and to fear and to the imagination. Convincing requires a spreadshee...