Ideas Worth
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hope
Everybody wants to be successful. The trouble is, nobody knows what that means, exactly. What works for one person, might not work so well for …
creativity is freedom
I imagine by now you know that the out of fear may come comfort, but out of fear also comes a sense of unfulfillment. You spend …
communication without connection
We’ve all been there. Everybody at the party is talking so much, nobody can get a word in edgeways. So in the end, plenty is said, …
creating a meaningful life
If we’re honest with ourselves, we probably spent too much time in our twenties, doing stuff not because it was that important or meaningful, but because …
become the light you have within you
Michael Phillips once wrote that our greatest tragedy is that we undervalue our own experiences. If it happened to me, it couldn’t have been that …
how to communicate ideas more effectively
Contrary to popular belief, art is not some kind of mystical woo, separate from the day-to-day of human endeavor. Making art in any quantity requires …
what you didn’t know about a creative’s life
Yeah, so you’re busy painting the Sistine Chapel, but you still have dishes to wash, diapers to change, e-mails to send, lawns to mow, groceries …
how to build better teams
Behavioral economists pretty much agree that money isn’t the best motivator. It’s intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivators, and given reasonable levels of compensation, most people will …
what do your friends think?
There’s a myth that the cool kids aren’t interested in money, that they’re more interested in all that other stuff like purpose and meaning and authenticity (Hence …
what keeps you up up night?
“What Is” is boring. “What Could Be” is interesting. That’s actually not true from a Buddhist or Mystical perspective, but it’s certainly true when you’re …
focus on doing what’s right
Some hospitals are so efficient, so machine-like, so system orientated, you get the feeling they’d run just fine if all the patients disappeared tomorrow. That …
a to b
It’s easy to look at someone’s success story and think “Why didn’t I think of that?” or “They make it look so easy”. In reality …
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