Be a fast tortoise
...Just start...Collect string...Being heroically consistent...Sticking to systems...Rediscovering wonder...
...Just start...Collect string...Being heroically consistent...Sticking to systems...Rediscovering wonder...
...So self-certain were Long-Term's traders that they borrowed with little concern about the leverage...
...When smart, committed people disagree about the answer to a question, you’ve found a question worth pursuing and a discussion worth having...
...Being vulnerable is not a choice. It’s a reality of living. What we do with that vulnerability can either open doors to deeper connection, or throw up walls that stifle growth and fulfillment...
...Better technology means higher expectations—and higher expectations create more work...A lot of modern overwork is class and status maintenance—for this generation and the next...Technology only frees people from work if the boss—or the government, or the economic system—allows it...
...The third in the bestselling Market Wizards series, this time focusing on the barometer of the economy - the stock market...
...Sometimes having a tough time can make it difficult to determine just how tough a time you’re having. Using a chart like this can help you figure out where you are on the stress continuum...
...If you can’t find no-sugar-added pineapple, this recipe works with pretty much any dried fruit of your choice, and smaller items (such as currants) don’t need to be pre-chopped...
...Then everyone else would find it easy as well. Which would make it awfully difficult to do important work, work that stands out, work that people would go out of their way to find...
...The new news is that formerly independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology are beginning to converge with other independent waves of exponentially accelerating technology...
...Many decisions rest upon people’s ability to make estimates of some unknown quantities. In these judgments, the aggregate estimate of the group is often more accurate than most individual estimates. Remarkably, similar principles apply when aggregating multiple estimates made by the same person...
...And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about...
[Ed. Note: Strong Language] ...Logical fallacies are incredibly common in our everyday lives. Here are some of the worst ones we all fall prey to...
...So as the manufactured storm I created played itself out in the press, real people started believing it, and it became true...
...We can view results as a threat, or see them as an opportunity. It depends on whether we’re defending a little-understood status quo or seeking to make things work better...
...a little extra effort than a mix, but yum...
...Neuroscientists, psychologists and meditation experts offered advice about the big and small things you can do to calm down. Here are 10 things you can try to release anxiety, gain perspective and gird yourself for whatever comes next...
...For while an incremental improvement over what competitors do may give you a competitive advantage, nothing short of a quantum leap in value will make the competition irrelevant...
...Camels have no interest in “blitzscaling” — rapidly building-up the enterprise and prioritizing speed over efficiency in pursuit of massive scale. They are as ambitious to grow as any Silicon Valley enterprise, yet they take a more balanced growth path. This balanced approach has three key elements: Right-pricing from the start. Cost management through the life cycle. Changing the trajectory...
...The key to making better decisions is to realize that most of them don't matter all that much...