Published in Better Humans·May 28, 2020615 Tiny Habits Recipes for Flow in Your Work LifeYou don’t have to wait around and hope that Flow magically happens—you can prime yourself to experience it intentionally — Two weeks ago, Steven Kotler and I both had a chance to share some ideas at the (virtual) GeniusX meeting. I saw some immediate connections between Steven’s work with flow and my background in behavior design. Specifically, flow is not something you have to wait around for and hope that…Behavior Change7 min readBehavior Change7 min read
Mar 1, 2020Four Simple Behaviors to Protect Your Focus and Free Your Time from Behavior Scientist, Steven Michael CraneDear Genius Network, I was so grateful for all your insights and the opportunity to join you last week. I wanted to try to offer you something of value in return, so I whipped up a few of my top tips, below. Let me know how it goes! …Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Aug 12, 2019Social Connection, Loneliness, and Social Burdens as Experienced by Participants in the WELL for Life Project — Steven Crane’s Master’s ThesisSocial Connection, Loneliness, and Social Burdens as Experienced by Participants in the WELL for Life Project Steven Crane | Master’s Thesis in Community Health and Prevention Research | 2019 Stanford University School of Medicine Approved by: Catherine Heaney, MPH, PhD Associate Professor (Teaching) of Psychology and of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center) …Wellbeing39 min readWellbeing39 min read
Jan 15, 2018I just leased a new electric car and should come out ahead! Lessons learned in the process.Since I spent the better part of two days doing online and at-the-dealerships research, and managed to save a couple thousand dollars over the initial lease offers I was considering, I thought I should share some of my experiences and lessons learned so that others may benefit from my experience. …Tesla3 min readTesla3 min read
Jan 4, 2016Closing with Laura Carstensen[Originally posted on March 24, 2012 at Longevity.Stanford.Edu] Intro To wrap up my blog for this quarter, I finally managed to sit down with the one and only Professor Laura Carstensen here at Stanford. …Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Jan 4, 2016A Paradigm Shift in our Built Environment with Esther Greenhouse[Originally posted on March 19, 2012 at Longevity.Stanford.Edu] Background Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Esther Greenhouse, an expert on how the built environment (our houses, doors, sidewalks, roads, buildings, etc.) fits with different lifestyles, especially the elderly. Or as her bio from her website reads: Esther…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Dec 29, 2015Perspectives from an Experienced Community BuilderIntro This past week I spoke with Raines Cohen, a great guy I’d met last year in Berkeley at a co-op conference. Among many other things, he’s a Cohousing California Regional Organizer and board member for the Fellowship for Intentional Community. He’s also visited most of the cohousing neighborhoods in…Community5 min readCommunity5 min read
Dec 29, 2015Co-housing Resources and a Preview[Originally posted on February 21, 2012 at Longevity.Stanford.Edu] This past week was spent more setting up future interviews than actually doing any, but there are some great things to come. For now I just wanted to share some background on co-housing and some great online resources I found to help…Community2 min readCommunity2 min read
Dec 28, 2015Principles and Lifestyles in a Specific Intentional Community[Originally posted on February 13, 2012 at Longevity.Stanford.Edu] Background on a community called Magic This past week I visited a community just next to Stanford campus called Magic. Over their 40 years of existence, the few founders have grown to more than twenty residents in three adjacent houses on Ash…Palo Alto5 min readPalo Alto5 min read
Dec 28, 2015Planning Large-Scale Communities with Rick Holt and Fairview Village[Originally posted on February 6, 2012 at Longevity.Stanford.Edu] Imagine you’re 88 years old, a couple decades down the line. You recently learned that your eyesight disqualifies you from driving any longer, but that’s okay. You live in the same house you’ve lived in for forty years, and everything you need…Housing4 min readHousing4 min read
