Ideas Worth
Sitting With
Page 32 of 368
All the Previous You’s
Recently, we listened to Marshall Goldsmith’s interview on The Knowledge Project, Episode #142. Marshall Goldsmith is one of the top executive coaches in the world, …
How to Avoid Driving Into a Lake
In the beloved sitcom, The Office, the main character Michael Scott drives his car into a lake. Why? Because he followed his GPS. He focused …
How to Get Ideas to Spread
Voter registration ends today in most states. That means the beloved American tradition of the “I voted” sticker is right around the corner. This simple …
Myth Busting with Mark Blyth
One of the smartest people we know is the Political Economy professor from Brown University, Mark Blyth. Before NN Taleb was a thing, he gave …
Whether you think you can, or you can’t, you’re right
Henry Ford famously said, “whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Ford had many faults, but he certainly hit the …
What Hurricanes Teach Us about Humanity
We came across a great Twitter thread recently that shared anthropologist Margaret Mead’s take on the first signs of civilization. She shared that it’s not what you might …
Putting Culture First: Just Do It
The advertising industry lost a real titan recently. Dan Wieden, the co-founder of Wieden And Kennedy, passed away at the age of 77. W+K is …
Cleese on Creativity
James O’Brien is a well-known radio journalist and author in the UK who also has a podcast, named “Full Disclosure.” Back in August, he talked …
Who Do You Belong To?
This image and article were inspired by Episode 606 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast, with Balaji S. Srinivasan. Humans need to belong. We need to belong to other humans, …
Slashing Rules That Don’t Matter
This email is inspired by Episode #141 of The Knowledge Project podcast, featuring serial entrepreneur and incisive business thinker Kunal Shah. Pick your poison. That’s the choice life …
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday
Today’s post was written by our old friend, the author Ryan Holiday. Ryan has gotten famous as a popularizer of Stoicism, the Greco-Roman philosophy, and his blog, The …
Sarah Kauss on How I Built This: It’s More Than Just a Water Bottle
These images were inspired by Episode 444 of the How I Built This Podcast, interviewing Sarah Kauss, founder of S’well water bottles. How I Built …
Let’s Talk
* Required