Being informed is a virtue. It helps us make better decisions and encourages us to take action. Getting hooked on an endless scroll of media inputs is not the same as being informed. There’s … | Continue reading
Being informed is a virtue. It helps us make better decisions and encourages us to take action. Getting hooked on an endless scroll of media inputs is not the same as being informed. There’s … | Continue reading
If you have a retail chain that offers: A variety of products at high margins that are easy to ship without being needed immediately in expensive retail locations where the in-person shopping exper… | Continue reading
If you have a retail chain that offers: A variety of products at high margins that are easy to ship without being needed immediately in expensive retail locations where the in-person shopping exper… | Continue reading
That story in your head? It’s invented. It has to be. It might be based on some things that actually happened. The story we tell ourselves might be a useful predictor now and then. The story … | Continue reading
Sometimes we earn it. Sometimes, it’s handed to us even when we don’t deserve it. And sometimes, we’re deprived of it, through no fault of our own. Everything works better when we… | Continue reading
Sometimes we earn it. Sometimes, it’s handed to us even when we don’t deserve it. And sometimes, we’re deprived of it, through no fault of our own. Everything works better when we… | Continue reading
FOMO, of course, is the avoidable malady often known as ‘fear of missing out.’ It can completely undermine a life well lived, because it drives people to follow a crowd out of fear. KIM… | Continue reading
FOMO, of course, is the avoidable malady often known as ‘fear of missing out.’ It can completely undermine a life well lived, because it drives people to follow a crowd out of fear. KIM… | Continue reading
The differences have little to do with skill, and a lot to do with resolve and intent. The amateur contributes with unfiltered joy. There’s really no other upside–create your work becau… | Continue reading
The differences have little to do with skill, and a lot to do with resolve and intent. The amateur contributes with unfiltered joy. There’s really no other upside–create your work becau… | Continue reading
If you care about it, it’s probably a story. Whether you did well on the job interview. The results of your work to find resources to feed the hungry. Your efforts to engage with your teenage… | Continue reading
If you care about it, it’s probably a story. Whether you did well on the job interview. The results of your work to find resources to feed the hungry. Your efforts to engage with your teenage… | Continue reading
It’s easy to believe that excluding a group increases the benefits for those that are doing the excluding. That division and barriers somehow benefit the people who divide and hoard. ThatR… | Continue reading
That’s a comfortable thing to say for some. It lets you off the hook. There are definitely people in every group who prefer “none of the above,” regardless of what’s on offe… | Continue reading
If you experience lousy service or poor quality, it’s probably not solely the fault of the person who talked to you on the phone, dealt with you at the counter or assembled your product. It&#… | Continue reading
Birthdays are contagious. No one actually remembers the day they were born, other people remember it for you. And the way we celebrate them is cultural, a shared process that keeps changing. People… | Continue reading
Everyone is entitled to their own experience. In fact, that’s all we ever get. Our own take on the world around us, informed by where we’ve been and where we seek to go. Sometimes, we g… | Continue reading
We’re all so busy doing our work that sometimes we fail to build a skill worth owning. If you invest 100 hours in a rare skill, you’re likely to acquire it. If you could learn to sharpe… | Continue reading
Cruft is obsolete. Cruft is broken, discarded, non-functioning refuse that should be hauled away. Patina is the wabi-sabi of positive use. A bookshelf of well-worn encyclopedias (now replaced by Wi… | Continue reading
Cruft is obsolete. Cruft is broken, discarded, non-functioning refuse that should be hauled away. Patina is the wabi-sabi of positive use. A bookshelf of well-worn encyclopedias (now replaced by Wi… | Continue reading
If you walk into a noisy bar and ask why they don’t have Chopin on the jukebox, they’re unlikely to accommodate you. The same is true if you go to a BBQ joint and insist on sushi. Most … | Continue reading
Liberty is a state of mind. It can be seen as a chance for freedom, or a promise made but not kept. We can choose to be part of something or choose to be apart. Liberty is the offer and promise and… | Continue reading
100 people apply for a job. 99 are sent home. What if the winner hadn’t applied? You might have been thrilled with the person who almost got the job. 17,000 people apply to a famous college. … | Continue reading
When you talk about your last job, your last vacation, the things that happened when you were 12… What do you lead with? Do you lead with, “I broke my ankle that summer and rarely got o… | Continue reading
Is there a difference between someone stealing a potato from your farm and someone stealing your idea? Well, if everyone in town comes and takes a potato, your farm is bust. But if everyone in town… | Continue reading
Write. People with writer’s block don’t have a problem typing. They have a problem living with bad writing, imperfect writing, writing that might expose something that they fear. The be… | Continue reading
How will we use our gifts? What difficult choices will we make–when it might be easier to hide? Will we waste our advantages and insulation? Will inertia be our guide, or will we follow our p… | Continue reading
How many moons in our solar system? With 8 or so planets, how many moons in total? My guess, when challenged, was 22. I figured Earth had one, rounded up, etc. It turns out that it’s more tha… | Continue reading
I used to ask, “If you stole Steven Spielberg’s address book, would it help you get a movie made?” The point was that even if you had the phone numbers and names, calling them up … | Continue reading
If we want to understand what’s going on around us, it’s helpful to be able to formulate a resilient story, one that holds up to scrutiny and allows us to make an impact. That story sho… | Continue reading
It’s natural to believe that everyone else is as confident, assured, long-term thinking and generous as you are on your very best day. But that’s unlikely. Because everyone else is prob… | Continue reading
Talent is something you’re born with. Skill is something you earn. Skill comes from commitment and practice and self-discipline. The skill of earning skills is a lifelong advantage. Without a… | Continue reading
If it’s not relevant, it’s noise. If it’s untrusted, unwelcome or selfish, it’s noise. But your contribution isn’t noise. Not for the right people, at the right time. … | Continue reading
A study of behavior at breakfast buffets showed that the first item in the buffet was taken by 75% of the diners (even when the order of the items was reversed) and that two-thirds of all the food … | Continue reading
Picky people have consistent preferences and standards. Difficult people change their preferences frequently, and often in response to who is presenting to them or the mood they’re in. ItR… | Continue reading
“And then what happens?” Repeat the second question 100 times. Because after every good idea, there are at least 100 steps of iteration, learning, adjustment, innovation and effort. Sta… | Continue reading
“And then what happens?” Repeat the second question 100 times. Because after every good idea, there are at least 100 steps of iteration, learning, adjustment, innovation and effort. Sta… | Continue reading
Today is Juneteenth, a holiday that should be more widely observed. It doesn’t mark the date of Lincoln’s proclamation that freed the slaves, nor does it occur on the day that the 14th … | Continue reading
Today is Juneteenth, a holiday that should be more widely observed. It doesn’t mark the date of Lincoln’s proclamation that freed the slaves, nor does it occur on the day that the 14th … | Continue reading
Some marketers want you to solve their problem. And some marketers want to solve your problem. Eagerly sending prospects to competitors who can help them better than you can is a fine symptom of wh… | Continue reading
One of the great cartoons involves two goldfish in a tank talking to one another. One responds in surprise, “wait, there’s water?” When we don’t see the water, it’s a sign we’re benefitting from be… | Continue reading
If you buy an old painting at a garage sale for $1,000 and then sell it for $25,000, was the change in value due to a change in the magic involved in the creation of the painting, or is it because … | Continue reading
Change happens more efficiently when we have both. Often, they’re not individuals. It could be a status quo or a system. In the early days of the Mac, Jobs chose Microsoft to be Apple’s… | Continue reading
One of my books took more than a year to write, ten hours a day. Another took three weeks. Both sell for the same price. The quicker one outsold the other 20 to 1. A $200 bottle of wine costs almos… | Continue reading
I tried to recharge the lithium battery that works with my drill. After twenty minutes, the charger said the battery had failed. Fortunately, I have a second battery. I put that into the charger an… | Continue reading
The experience people have with your brand is in the hands of the person you pay the least. Act accordingly. (This involves training, trust, responsibility, leadership, dignity, authority, manageme… | Continue reading