5 Small Ways To Change Your Life
“Putting in certain phrases like ‘not yet’ or ‘yet’ can really boost students’ motivation. If a student says ‘I’m not a math person — yet,’ or ‘I can’t do this ...
Author: Josh Spector
To Become A Better Leader, Become A Better Storyteller
“Storytelling isn’t a fashion accessory that leaders can decide to wear or not. Very literally, leadership is storytelling and leaders are storytellers.”
How To Tell A Powerful Story
“The filmmakers I most admire recognize the value of teasing. People are in such a rush to get the action sequences going fast that they forget there’s pleasure...
How To Fix Internet Publishing
“This is the single most immutable rule of media, folks. Publishing is community. And if you don’t know who your community is, you’re screwed.”
Art Is Theft
“Great things are done by a series of smaller things brought together. Steal from around you — it’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to....
4 Ways To Remember The Information You Consume
“Don’t just learn for the sake of learning. Be a practitioner. Use the information you consume. It’s only as good as what you do with it.”
Five Books You’ve Never Heard Of That Will Change Your Life
“Most of us read the wrong things. As Haruki Murakami put it, reading what everyone else reads means you’re probably going to think what everyone else thinks.”
How To Be Calm Under Pressure
“The secret to calm and focus is knowing the next step. Ignore thoughts that aren’t helpful. Make a decision. Focus on the next step and you won’t panic.”
Most Risk Takers Are Actually Risk Averse
“Humans love rags-to-riches stories. We worship college dropouts like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey. We love how they risked it all and made it big. ...
How Louis CK Tells A Joke
“There are 207 words in this joke and not a single one is wasted. They’re used either in meaning or in rhythm to contribute to the overall effect, an effect tha...