https://iammattholland.com/ Posts about thinking, doing, and being better while Matt Holland is busy figuring it out. en Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:56:05 GMT https://iammattholland.com/move-it-up/ https://iammattholland.com/move-it-up/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:56:05 GMT Move it up. Move up that call to your parents. A visit with an old friend. The trip to Spain. Building that new deck. Post that blog. Tomorrow isn’t guarante... https://iammattholland.com/letter-from-dad/ https://iammattholland.com/letter-from-dad/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT Dear Bollito, I’m so excited to welcome you into this world. You’ve been a long time coming and will be in my arms soon. I have many hopes and dreams for the... https://iammattholland.com/summer-2024-lessons-catching-up/ https://iammattholland.com/summer-2024-lessons-catching-up/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:13:34 GMT Hi friends It’s been a busy few months and I fell behind on my writing. My priorities have been elsewhere and probably will continue to be for the next while... https://iammattholland.com/february-2024-lessons-committed-citizens-change-the-world/ https://iammattholland.com/february-2024-lessons-committed-citizens-change-the-world/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:36:31 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/introspection-on-focus/ https://iammattholland.com/introspection-on-focus/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:06:55 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/reality-is-an-acquired-taste/ https://iammattholland.com/reality-is-an-acquired-taste/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 23:53:49 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/lessons-from-mvp/ https://iammattholland.com/lessons-from-mvp/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 02:05:01 GMT Learn, learn, read, and learn. – MVP My grandma passed away recently and I was very close with her. Her initials were MVP. Fitting. We had many chats about p... https://iammattholland.com/november-2023-lessons-do-fewer-things-better/ https://iammattholland.com/november-2023-lessons-do-fewer-things-better/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:00:36 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/october-2023-lessons-taking-time-for-tiny-moments/ https://iammattholland.com/october-2023-lessons-taking-time-for-tiny-moments/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:21:57 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/september-2023-lessons-this-is-water/ https://iammattholland.com/september-2023-lessons-this-is-water/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:23:27 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/august-2023-lessons-dont-be-a-donkey/ https://iammattholland.com/august-2023-lessons-dont-be-a-donkey/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:54:47 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/july-2023-lessons-cabeza-corazon-cojones/ https://iammattholland.com/july-2023-lessons-cabeza-corazon-cojones/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:54:12 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/june-2023-lessons-a-happy-life/ https://iammattholland.com/june-2023-lessons-a-happy-life/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:02:00 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/may-2023-lessons-competence-over-credentials/ https://iammattholland.com/may-2023-lessons-competence-over-credentials/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:00:18 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected some to share with... https://iammattholland.com/april-2023-lessons-planting-trees/ https://iammattholland.com/april-2023-lessons-planting-trees/ Thu, 04 May 2023 23:51:44 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected 5 to share with you... https://iammattholland.com/march-2023-lessons-discover-your-gift/ https://iammattholland.com/march-2023-lessons-discover-your-gift/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:28:55 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected 5 to share with you... https://iammattholland.com/what-will-be-obvious-in-retrospect/ https://iammattholland.com/what-will-be-obvious-in-retrospect/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:46:13 GMT I like to ask a lot of questions. It’s how I learn. My last post was about asking the question, did you live well today? Today’s post is about pondering a ne... https://iammattholland.com/did-you-live-well-today/ https://iammattholland.com/did-you-live-well-today/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:42:42 GMT Did you live well today? It’s a reflective question my wife shared with me a while back and it stuck with me. It’s simple and straight to the point. It asks... https://iammattholland.com/february-2023-lessons/ https://iammattholland.com/february-2023-lessons/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:50:56 GMT Each month I keep a list of thoughts, ideas, opinions, and insights that I come across and find interesting. From this list I’ve selected 5 to share with you... https://iammattholland.com/creating-value/ https://iammattholland.com/creating-value/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:05:31 GMT What value can you bring to the world? I woke up this morning thinking about the value that I bring to this world. This meant pondering about what I was cont... https://iammattholland.com/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-and-how-to-succeed/ https://iammattholland.com/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-and-how-to-succeed/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:46:59 GMT You are not alone if you made a New Year’s resolution this year. You are also not alone if you find you’re not able to stick to your resolutions. Learn about... https://iammattholland.com/mandatory-passionate-opinions/ https://iammattholland.com/mandatory-passionate-opinions/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:37:12 GMT People hold opinions and share them with great passion and certainty. These opinions are often shared instantly, widely, and in an over-simplified way. The r... https://iammattholland.com/what-gets-you-up-in-the-morning/ https://iammattholland.com/what-gets-you-up-in-the-morning/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 21:19:51 GMT What gets you up in the morning? Not your alarm. Or your kids. Or anything else like that. Think of what draws you into the world to begin your day. https://iammattholland.com/first-6-months-on-creating-content-and-why-im-taking-a-break/ https://iammattholland.com/first-6-months-on-creating-content-and-why-im-taking-a-break/ Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:00:13 GMT I’m halfway through my goal of posting 50 pieces of content. Currently I’m writing about one article and creating one YouTube video every 2 weeks, which puts... https://iammattholland.com/30-thoughts-for-my-30-year-old-self/ https://iammattholland.com/30-thoughts-for-my-30-year-old-self/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 14:00:34 GMT I’m turning 30 this year and what better way to celebrate than to share with you 30 thoughts for my future 30 year old self. In no particular order, I bring... https://iammattholland.com/the-information-advantage-a-mental-model-to-get-ahead-part-2/ https://iammattholland.com/the-information-advantage-a-mental-model-to-get-ahead-part-2/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 14:00:17 GMT Welcome to part two of my information advantage series. Humans have looked for advantages to get ahead of others throughout history. It’s a part of our compe... https://iammattholland.com/the-information-advantage-a-mental-model-to-get-ahead-part-1/ https://iammattholland.com/the-information-advantage-a-mental-model-to-get-ahead-part-1/ Sun, 23 May 2021 14:00:22 GMT My thoughts about information and how I think about it as a mental model. This is part one of a two part series where I’m exploring the topic. Having better,... https://iammattholland.com/stoicism-explained-an-overview-on-the-way-of-life/ https://iammattholland.com/stoicism-explained-an-overview-on-the-way-of-life/ Sun, 09 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT I stumbled across the Stoic philosophy going down various internet rabbit holes several years ago. The concept, philosophy, way of life, school of thought, o... https://iammattholland.com/my-10-guiding-principles-for-personal-decision-making/ https://iammattholland.com/my-10-guiding-principles-for-personal-decision-making/ Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:00:00 GMT A more personal post where I overview the 10 principles I’ve developed over time to help guide my decision making. I’d always had random ideas on principles... https://iammattholland.com/the-5-best-ways-to-be-more-productive-in-2021/ https://iammattholland.com/the-5-best-ways-to-be-more-productive-in-2021/ Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:00:02 GMT Find out the 5 best ways to be productive that you can implement today. Productivity is something that can be improved and I’ve provided the formula to do th... https://iammattholland.com/building-the-mind-to-think-do-and-be-better/ https://iammattholland.com/building-the-mind-to-think-do-and-be-better/ Sun, 28 Mar 2021 14:00:32 GMT Explaining the mission of my side project with some personal stories. Remember to think better, do better, and be better. The mind and thinking are complex t... https://iammattholland.com/the-5-hinderances-get-out-of-your-own-way/ https://iammattholland.com/the-5-hinderances-get-out-of-your-own-way/ Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:00:29 GMT In Buddhism, the 5 hinderances impede or get in the way of forward progress in meditation and life. They are obstacles that challenge you. It’s important to... https://iammattholland.com/8-ways-to-create-interesting-content/ https://iammattholland.com/8-ways-to-create-interesting-content/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:00:00 GMT We want to spend our time on interesting content. Whether it is something we are consuming (what others create) or something you are producing (what you crea... https://iammattholland.com/improve-your-focus-with-6-actionable-ideas/ https://iammattholland.com/improve-your-focus-with-6-actionable-ideas/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:59:00 GMT Focus is a learnable skill. Channeling your thoughts and actions to one activity can dramatically improve your productivity. If you’ve watched the movie Limi... https://iammattholland.com/how-to-think-clearly-by-writing/ https://iammattholland.com/how-to-think-clearly-by-writing/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT Humans write to persuade, inform, tell stories, and change history. Writing is more impactful than ever with vast and instant distribution. On the internet (... https://iammattholland.com/how-to-think-from-first-principles-like-elon-musk/ https://iammattholland.com/how-to-think-from-first-principles-like-elon-musk/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:05:54 GMT First principles thinking allows you to think clearly and think for yourself. By definition, a first principle is a basic thought that cannot be reduced furt... https://iammattholland.com/hey-world-think-for-yourself-and-think-different/ https://iammattholland.com/hey-world-think-for-yourself-and-think-different/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 23:58:00 GMT Do you hear that? That’s your mind. It never shuts up, does it. I’ve blogged about my thoughts in the past and think that the time has come again to put them...