You Need a Nemesis
The most impactful TV commercial of all time never showed the product it promoted. It focused on the product’s nemesis. Steve Jobs recognized the power of ident...
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52 Interesting Things Learned in 2017
“Facebook employs a dozen people to delete abuse and spam from Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page.”
Social Media Is the New Smoking
“Silicon Valley faces a crucial imperative to tell the public about their morally questionable practices they have — unfortunately — learned from the tobacco in...
Why a Breakdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
“A breakdown is not merely a random piece of madness or malfunction, it is a very real — albeit very inarticulate — bid for health. It is an attempt by one part...
What It’s like to Raise a Teenage Daughter
“Hannah is the most competent person in our house, and she’s a puddle. She wants to know the correct answer, what other people would like her to say, but she’s ...
Stop Working on Your Personal Brand – It’s a Waste of Time
You can do a lot of things with thousands of hours of your time. And just about any of them would be better than spending it “developing your personal brand.” T...
The Real Problem with Social Media Is It Keeps Us Trapped in the Moment
“If you asked me what the true danger about social media is, I’d say it’s much more subtle. It’s the problem of time — and becoming stuck in the present. It’s t...
The Way You Write Changes the Way You Think
“It isn’t really so much one being better than the other. It’s really which one is suited to what task.”
The Most Impactful Things You Can Buy for $100 or Less
“100+ world-class performers all answer the question, ‘What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months?’”
Why Most People Will Remain Mediocre
“Most people are overly concerned with “beating the other guy,” usually through manipulation and politics. As a result, they’re left fighting for scraps with th...