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 […]
This lesson came to the author when he was trying to decide what to write about. But maybe it generalizes? ~ learn more
Using an entertaining analogy, this author writes a useful note for those of us who procrastinate (all of us?). “My mental model is: Inside my head there’s a guy named Jim. When I decide I want to do something, Jim […]
Sure, the advice that an AI chatbot offers can be found elsewhere on the internet in blogs, books and podcasts. Yet this new format for interacting with the advice might just be better for many uses. “At risk of sounding […]
One can only cut expenses down to zero, while there is no cap on growing revenues. This post suggests that you can take advantage of that dynamic by positioning your product as a growth driver, even when it’s mechanism really […]
How should a founder process this sort of feedback? Neither by flatly dismissing it, nor by giving up because of it, but by doing the homework to understand why this time is different. “Each generation of founders comes back to […]
The ability to quickly abandon previous beliefs. Mostly our brains try to resist information that’s contrary to beliefs. Click thru for a nice Albert Einstein anecdote. ~ learn more
“The reason that supply chain issues were so bad is that leveraged organizations needed to figure out how to extract every penny from their cash flow, and having less inventory on hand seemed like a smart way to eke out […]