Josh Kaufman

Josh Kaufman is the bestselling author of books on business, entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, applied psychology, and practical wisdom. About Josh Kaufman »

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What do I do, and what's in it for you?

My goal is to help you make more money, get more done, and have more fun in your day-to-day life. If you want to be healthy, wealthy, wise, and happy, you'll find my research quite useful.

Every day, I conduct research in the following areas:

Business & Entrepreneurship »

Once you understand business at a deep level, starting a new venture or leveling up your career is simple. If you want to become a respected, top-performing, highly-compensated expert in your field, you're in the right place.

Rapid Skill Acquisition »

How to learn new skills as quickly as possible. Skill acquisition is a universal human activity, and it's extremely rewarding, but it usually takes a long time, and can often be frustrating. My research is focused on helping you move through the early phases of skill acquisition as quickly as possible, allowing you to learn anything with less effort and frustration.

Optimal Decision-Making »

How to form accurate beliefs, make wise decisions, and how to act in ways that produce beneficial results under conditions of uncertainty, ambiguity, and incomplete information. Applied rationality and decision-making skills help you make better decisions, maximize outcomes, minimize unproductive effort, and avoid preventable mistakes.

Personal Science »

How to conduct high impact, low risk experiments to improve every aspect of your life and work. In contrast to slow and expensive large-scale studies, quick and inexpensive personal experiments can help you discover new ways to solve major problems and get better results.

Practical Wisdom »

People tend to overlook the most valuable advice and perspective because the stuff that works isn't very sexy or attention-grabbing, but practical wisdom can produce amazing results. I focus on sifting through vast amounts of information to find high-value, systematically-underrated actions, decisions, and perspectives in every area of life.