Theo Epstein’s 20% Rule For Getting Ahead At Work
“Whoever your boss is, or your bosses are, they have 20% of their job that they just don’t like. So if you can ask them or figure out what that 20% is, and figu...
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How To Prevent Pressure From Turning Into Stress
“Pressure is not stress. But the former is converted to the latter when you add one ingredient: rumination, the tendency to keep rethinking past or future event...
Why You Should Make Time For Self-Reflection
“Employees who spent 15 minutes at the end of the day reflecting about lessons learned performed 23% better after 10 days than those who did not reflect.”
How To Get People To Buy, Share, Or Consume Your Creations
We need action. No matter what we want to accomplish, our success depends on our ability to convince others to take action. And while every situation is unique,...
5 Reasons To Embrace Your Imperfections
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” — Voltaire
How To Learn New Things As An Adult
“We really underestimate the role that deliberation and reflection play in learning. To a degree we know it, this is why you think of things in the shower or ri...
10 Things To Give Up To Heal Your Anxiety
“Success in life, however you define it, is the result of how many tough conversations you are willing to have.”
3 Ways To Improve Your Working Memory
“On average most people can only hold seven ‘items’ of information in their working memory at one time.”
How To Promote Something Without Making People Hate You
“If potential customers don’t care about you, they won’t care about your products or services. What people do care about is how you can help or entertain them.”
How To Motivate Yourself And Others
“We’re more motivated by the fear of ‘losing’ than the prospect of ‘gaining.’ For example, when teachers receive bonuses at the beginning of the year that they ...