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The Right Way is the Hard Way
Jerry Seinfeld was once interviewed by HBR’s Daniel McGinn: McGinn: You and Larry David wrote Seinfeld together, without a traditional writers’ room, and burnout …
What’s Your Gift?
“The artist appeals to that part of our being which is a gift, and not an acquisition, and therefore more permanently enduring.” – Joseph Conrad. …
Buckle Up
Build back _ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, _ _ _ _ _ Make _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ …
Don’t Roll the Dice
Napoleon had a paradoxical leadership style. Instead of organizing his army into one huge mass, he organized his army into semi-autonomous divisions of 20-30K men, …
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
In Seth Godin’s “Tribes” book, he shares a story about a nonprofit who conducted a vaccination campaign in Rwanda. It spent its resources creating beautiful, …
The Geek Way
Back in November, Econtalk’s Russ Roberts did a great podcast interview with the MIT Research Head, Andrew McAfee, to talk about his new book, “The …
Life is Not Like Formula Fiction
One of the filmmaker Woody Allen’s most critically acclaimed movies is the late-1970s masterpiece, “Manhattan.” It’s a film about a bunch of fairly successful Manhattanites …
Don’t Hold the Drama
As anyone who follows British current affairs will know, the people are REALLY angry at the moment. It turns out hundreds of UK sub-postmasters were wrongly …
Stop Telling People What To Do
Once you send a memo, it takes a life of its own. As Wayfair CEO, Niraj Shah, is currently finding out. Was this his intention …
Humanity isn’t a Hack
Oliver Burkeman had a successful column in The Guardian for years titled “This Column Will Change Your Life.” It was all about lifestyle and productivity hacks, …
The Oppressive Culture of Air Travel
Put it into perspective: Back in the 1930s, you’d spend tens of thousands in today’s money crossing the Atlantic from New York to the UK. …
The Secret Behind Successful New Year’s Resolutions
Only 16% of people manage to keep their New Year’s Resolutions, according to the Washington Post and the Economic Times India. That’s pretty low, and a host …
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