Imposter syndrome creeps up on those of us who communicate (hopefully useful) ideas publicly. Although I share advice online, I’m aware...

When I worked for a Fortune 10 company, our team had mutual access to each others’ calendars. Naturally people scheduled meetings in...

“Seize the moment” is trite and pervasive wisdom. But if we observe our thoughts we’ll find that most of the time we are future-planning...

One thing I enjoy doing is distilling complex ideas into actionable concepts. That is in fact one of the objectives of this blog. No...

Anger is a useful emotion if we need to physically defend ourselves. Outside of that, nothing good comes of it. Regardless of how...

The “cause vs. correlation” problem can be summarized like this: Just because A and B are related doesn’t mean that A caused B. We are...

To paraphrase Jeff Bezos: I can’t predict what people will want in the future, but I can predict that no one will say “I want to pay more...

One of the most dangerous tricks our brain plays on us – from a time-spent perspective – is convincing us that everything on our to-do...

There are better and worse ways to get feedback on anything. The worst way is to ask a closed-ended question (any question that can be...

“What is the one thing I can do, such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” This is one of the most powerful...

No matter your work ethic or intelligence, luck is a major variable in any successful outcome. I learned a phrase that’s worth sharing: ...

Wise people seek advice from others who may know more. But we need to evaluate any advice in light of our current needs. There is no...

Sometimes the voice of our ancient, inner primate lures us towards decisions that we know will be harmful. In other words, we know it’s...

There is no shortage of examples showing how stereotypical male and female conversations break down due to differences in communication...

A study measured the time it took for children to quickly sift through hundreds of rubber balls to collect the one with their names on...

Human intuition fails us in areas like statistics, probability theory, and comprehending exponential growth.  Multiple studies –...

Many cultures value working hard for many years so we can enjoy the payoff when we’re done working.  But there are alternative ways to...

There are very few category leaders like Google and Amazon. Some of the best business ideas focus on serving far fewer people MUCH...

Sometimes we assess our future based on where we currently are in life.  After all, right now we are all the sum of all of our choices,...

It’s popular to say “you only live once” (YOLO), especially when justifying questionable decisions.  That’s one perspective for sure....