The Real Reason Amazon Bought Whole Foods
“This is the key to understanding the purchase of Whole Foods: to the outside it may seem that Amazon is buying a retailer. The truth, though, is that Amazon is...
Category: Self Improvement
35 Words You’re Probably Using Wrong
“Dilemma: Confused with ‘problem’. If you have a problem, you do not know what to do. There may be many solutions. If you have a dilemma, you have a choice of t...
It’s the Best (And Worst) of Times for American Restaurants
“The golden age of restaurants is a bit like today’s golden age of TV. For television viewers, there have never been more options or, perhaps, better quality pr...
How To Eliminate Distractions And Strengthen Your Focus
“Our main finding in this study was that, interestingly, older adults [focus on] relevant information as well as 20-year-olds. Where older adults suffered a def...
How To Conquer Your Fear Like A High-Wire Artist
“Assemble weapons to destroy fear. Start by reacting to fright not by burying your head in the sand but by burying your mind in knowledge; then follow with spec...
To Live An Extraordinary Life, You Have To Give Up A Normal One
“People who prefer to live a ‘normal’ life don’t want to pay most of the costs of an extraordinary life.”
5 Ways To Become More Self-Aware
“Though it’s relatively common to see self-awareness as clarity about our inner workings (things like our values, our goals, and our ideal environment), true se...
The Problem Isn’t Fake News – It’s Trust And Manipulation
“Trust is the longer-term problem — decades- or even a century-long. But if we don’t grapple with the immediate and urgent problem of manipulation, those instit...
People Don’t Buy Products, They Buy Better Versions Of Themselves
“A feature is what your product does; a benefit is what the customer can do with your product.”
This Is Why You’re Bored
“Boringness seems to be relative: things are painfully dull to the degree that they’re less engaging than other things you might be doing. Boredom feels more in...