Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Second Order Thinking
...Unless we know why someone made a decision, we can’t safely change it or conclude that they were wrong...
Lean In - Recommended Book
...Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do...
I’m just doing my job
...What if you replaced “doing” with “improving” or “reinventing” or “transforming”?...
Finite and Infinite Games: Two Ways to Play the Game of Life
...If you play life as a finite game, you train for the rules. If life is instead an infinite game, you focus on being educated to adapt to unknowns...
The Perils of Over-optimization: Three Perfection Traps Killing Your Productivity
...Rather than setting your sights on achieving the unattainable 100%, concentrate on hitting 70%+ consistently...
The Hot Hand by Ben Cohen - Recommended Book
...Play defense. Remember the long game. Control what you can control. Prepare for the worst and hope for anything remotely better. Always stick to principles over patterns...
How to Write Usefully
...Useful writing tells people something true and important that they didn't already know, and tells them as unequivocally as possible...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
...This is your mainstay recipe for perfect roasted Brussels sprouts [Ed. Note: add balsamic vinegar for an additional taste]...
To Achieve Your Goals, Lump and Slice
...Splitting up goals into smaller pieces allows more of our temporal selves to pitch in, but it also makes each contribution seem less essential and easier to skip. The problem is one of optimal granularity—ideally, each contribution would be crucial yet manageable. In short, to get the lumps we want, we must do some artful slicing...
The Elements of Style - Recommended Book
...Ending with a digression, or with an unimportant detail, is particularly to be avoided...
Two things can be true at once
...Put your oxygen mask on first...While seemingly selfish, Schuster writes, “we do not do well when we are not taking care of ourselves.”...
How to stop saying yes when you want to say no
...When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yeah!” — then say “no.”...
Your big idea
...it’s definitely worth pursuing, consistently and persistently for years and years...
Invisible Influence - Recommended Book
...But because people tend to follow those who came before them, small, random initial differences snowballed...
Bruce Lee’s advice on getting promoted
...And whether it’s karate kicks, coffee or career breaks one thing is for dang sure: there are no shortcuts...
Roasted Red Pepper Frittata
...A well-seasoned cast-iron pan is your friend here. If, despite your best efforts, the frittata sticks when you turn it out, just flip it back over so that any imperfections are hidden underneath...
The Life-Changing Magic of Text Expanders
...Text Expanders do exactly what their name implies – create shortcuts for your heavily-used phrases...
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense - Recommended Book
...When things can’t get any worse, they always do, and when they can’t get any better, they always do...
How to read self-help
...wise people are moderately successful in many domains, while knowledgeable people are very successful in a few...
11 Reasons Not to Become Famous
...My intention is simply to shine light upon some of the hazards that such a journey entails...
