How to Be Better at Parties
“There’s the sense that we should arrive fashionably late and with a posse of friends, but in fact, the very best time to get there is right when the party star...
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How to Respond to People Who Ask to Pick Your Brain
The problem with coffee date brain picking is that the advice you give (along with the time spent giving it) is lost into the ether. Helping one person at a tim...
Ordinary People Focus on the Outcome, Extraordinary People Focus on the Process
“Pressure is the result of limitations we put on ourselves to produce outcomes we don’t control. When we focus on the outcome, we begin to expect things out of ...
13 Steps to Becoming Happy
“The quality of the attention we received from our primary caregivers can affect the intimacy and sustainability of our adult social connections — which are a m...
How to Pitch an Idea like a Pixar Producer
“Every Pixar movie has the exact same story structure that you can identify in six sentences.”
Why You Should Catalog Your Creative Influences
“Committing to writing a list of influences and inspirations can help us clarify our pasts and show us potential paths for the future.”
How to Solve Problems Using the Five Whys Process
“The purpose of the 5 whys isn’t to place blame, but rather to uncover the root cause of why something unexpected occurred. Additionally, it helps a team create...
20 Marketers Share Their Best Digital Marketing Strategies
Start small and try many things. Test many ideas quickly and cheaply. Try different messages to different audiences. Play around with your offer, your messaging...
How I Got More Done, Reduced Stress, Increased Focus, And Mastered Time Management In 10 Minutes A Day
I scheduled every minute of my work week for the past two weeks and am blown away at the impact of doing so.
Be Your Own Mentor
“The journeys that matter most rarely come with a map. When you learn to mentor yourself, you become the kind of person other people seek for mentorship.”