Reading this hurt me a bit and sharing it hurts even more because I’ve struggled to make time to keep up my book takeaways the past couple years. For most books I only have rough notes written way-too-long after reading. This post […]
“Studies show that although Maximizers make better choices Satisficers enjoy their choices more, and of course spend less time and create less stress in making the choice.” ~ learn more
One one end of the thought see-saw is rumination, and on the other reflection. Sit for a minute in silence. “That minute of silence will feel like an hour of incessant chatter, with each thought maniacally screaming out for some […]
Bo Seo explains how to argue well in this 12 minute video. ~ learn more
“This is my most touchy-feely thought for the weekend. Here’s the basic idea: It’s really hard to build relationships that last for a long time. If you haven’t discovered this, you will discover this sooner or later. And it’s hard […]
Howard Marks, the famous investor who runs Oaktree Capital, wrote this memo about risk to his limited partners in 2015. Risk can never really be measured. “It may rain tomorrow, or it may not, but nothing that happens tomorrow will […]
“The first step in becoming great is recognizing that you’re likely not already great. In fact, it comes from recognizing that there is no such thing as greatness at a specific instance in time. Greatness is instead a reflection of […]
I learned this technique when I joined Entrepreneurs Organization years ago. It’s an interesting way to learn about yourself. The name sounds foreign and interesting, but it’s really just named after its creators Joe and Harry. ~ learn more
This was relevant to me because I’ve been on a years-long journey to be less reactive and more deliberate in the face of emotions. “Contrary to the notion that emotions are inherently fixed in our brains from birth, Barrett contends […]
“Why must every generation of humans spend their entire lives learning what the last generation already knew? Why can’t we reach the brain through the ears? The lives we could save, the years we could get back, the progress we […]