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Public Virtue, Private Vice
Robert Louis Stevenson was a famous 19th Century author from a prominent Scottish family. His grandfather was George Stevenson, the great lighthouse builder. Robert grew …
The Secret To Living Fully
There’s a common meme doing the rounds- the idea that “People don’t want stuff, they want experiences”. Welcome to the age of “Living Fully”. What …
Everything you thought was right is wrong
Another one to file under “Everything you thought was right is wrong”: Apparently, “Experience Doesn’t Predict a New Hire’s Success”. That’s great that you have all …
What Works and What Doesn’t by Steven Pressfield
I have said, in various contexts, that I would have to kill myself if I couldn’t write. That isn’t hyperbole. Here in no particular …
The Power of Oration
When a kid is going off to college, we always give them the following piece of advice: “If you want to get a competitive edge over …
The Only Secret to Success You Need to Know
In business, the natural response is often to make things EVEN MORE complicated than they need to be. Business is inherently complicated anyway, so …
How To Avoid The Surrogation Trap
Back in the Soviet Union, ball bearings were a big deal. You see, as a general rule, the more industrial machines you were building, the …
Why you definitely need to tune out by Brian Solis
Do you remember the moment you chose to tune out everything and everyone around you to pay more attention to what’s happening behind the …
It’s The Flame That Matters, Not The Carrier
In Medieval Europe, the trade guilds had three ranks: The Apprentice. The kid. The boy. The lowest guy on the totem pole. 2. The Journeyman. From the French …
Vorsprung Durch Technik
Marcus Engman, the head designer of Ikea these last six years, just quit to go and start his own consultancy. His big idea? To convince …
If you want to be successful create a culture of openness
There’s a rather common belief that success is the precursor to virtue, not the other way around. i.e. “We’ll be open and curious and generous …
Post-Modern Diplomacy
When we think of the world, we mostly think of “countries” being the basic unit of mass human organization. The French do it a certain …
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