...One of the things I am doing at the beginning of this year is meditating on a handful of ideas—most from the Stoics—that will hopefully make me better. Things that will hopefully dye my life a good color...
...These invisible demands are hurting organizations’ efforts to become more agile and innovative. And they can lead to individual career derailment, burnout, and declines in physical and mental well-being...
...As options increase, the effort involved in making decisions increases, so mistakes hurt even more. Thus the growth of options and opportunities for choice has three, related, unfortunate effects. It means that decisions require more effort. It makes mistakes more likely. It makes the psychological consequences of mistakes more severe...
...there is no such thing as good code in the abstract; good code can only exist if it’s producing a working product...
...Be sure to use a high-quality cheddar; it's crucial to the dish's flavor. Choose a yellow cheese for the richest color. For a chunkier soup, skip the pureeing and just break up some of the potato with a spoon...
...The mere act of making a to-do list relieves so much itchy stress that it can, paradoxically, reduce the pressure to actually get stuff done...
...By focusing on proposals fell just below and just above the funding threshold, we compare near-miss with narrow-win applicants, and find that an early-career setback has powerful, opposing effects. On the one hand, it significantly increases attrition, predicting more than a 10% chance of disappearing permanently from the NIH system. Yet, despite an early setback, individuals with near misses systematically outperform those with narrow wins in the longer run. Moreover, this performance advantage seems to go beyond a screening mechanism, suggesting early-career setback appears to cause a performance improvement among those who persevere...
...But rushing is something that leads to errors and then apologies...
...friendship is more than being there for your friends, it’s also allowing your friends to be there for you...
...Chop wood, carry water. Anchor up. “Yes, and.” Ignore the parts you can’t control...
...It turns out, any walk outdoors has the potential to unlock our brains...
...A sweet mac & cheese made with cream cheese, blueberries and vanilla, it’s a sweet take on a classic comfort food...
...Disruptive technologies are dismissed as toys because when they are first launched they “undershoot” user needs...
...In fact, we each have a limited number of tickets to trade in. Limited time, limited opportunities, limited money and other resources....
...Good decision-makers understand a simple truth: you can’t make good decisions without good thinking, and good thinking requires time. You can pay the price now or later. The time to get it right is less than the time to correct the mistake...
...A child’s life should be good, not easy...
...Delay is the greatest remedy for anger. Ask of your anger, at the outset, not to grant forgiveness but to exercise judgment. Its first impulses are harsh ones; it will relent if it waits. And don’t try to get rid of it all at once; it will be wholly defeated if it is carved away by pieces...
...There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back...
...The Tagliatelle cake is best one or two days after baking...
...But before you start daydreaming about fancy cars and beach vacations, make sure you have your longterm ducks in a row with these ten financial tips (Ed Note - discuss with your advisor if the following are applicable in your situation)...
