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Flow, the secret to happiness
The speaker in this TED talk, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, doesn’t have the best stage presence but his content makes up for it. | learn more
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The magic moment
The moment when you have the freedom to create without the demands of publishing. This article includes a Dr. Dre quote about his first meeting with Eminem:“It’s one of those things were you just know. Something special is happening. I’m […]
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Investors and operators: lessons learned from both worlds
From Brent Beshore who’s building a different sort of investment firm at adventur.es. “An essay on what investors should learn from small and midsize business operators in the trenches, and on what operators should learn from professional investors.” | learn more
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The 13 immutable reads on choosing what to work on
“When our startup failed, I didn’t know what to do next.” From Vasili Shynkarenka, an entrepreneur who’s YC-backed company failed. He then “devoured hundreds of books, articles, and videos on how to choose what to work on (or, more generally, […]
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The Monty Hall problem is a paradox
“A veridical paradox produces a result that appears absurd but is demonstrated to be true nonetheless.” This is one example of a class of paradox that gives us a window into bad human decisions. | learn more
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The efficiency-destroying magic of tidying up
The author of this post reminds readers that simplifying complex systems often leads to worse outcomes. I enjoyed the two visual examples of complexity – a computer-designed tensile structure and a fusion device. | learn more
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All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people
From software engineer Marianne Bellotti comes interesting advice from non-tech leaders that she’s applied to her work as a manager. Her first advice is from a Senior Official at the National Security Agency (NSA). | learn more
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How anger can help us make better decisions
“In a series of studies, [Kellogg’s Michal] Maimaran and colleagues showed that anger can actually cause consumers to make more goal-oriented choices.” | learn more
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NerdWallet’s CEO on shifting from first-time founder to seasoned exec
“Tim Chen reflects on the arc of his journey as founder after more than a decade of company building. He shares the six mindset shifts he needed to make to transition from entrepreneur to executive as his startup scaled, weaving […]
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Principles of shaping
The fine folks at Basecamp have released a manual that teaches the world how they work. This page covers a topic they call shaping. It’s supremely interesting and especially relevant if you manage digital products, though I think it’s great even […]