...As Arthur Ashe said, “To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.”...

...there are only four basic factors that determine how good your food will taste: salt, which enhances flavor; fat, which amplifies flavor and makes appealing textures possible; acid, which brightens and balances; and heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food...

...It’s probably low relative to your future earnings potential. It may even give you permission to dial back your own intensity – and spend some more quality time today with your family...

...Once you’ve gotten the hang of these decision-making basics in place, you can pick one or two tactics for deciding more quickly...

...Often, the best thing to do with a lost cause is to let it go...

...Systematize your decision making...

...Not only are such probabilistic terms subjective, but they also can have widely different interpretations. One person’s “pretty likely” is another’s “far from certain.”...

...Here's a twist on the classic apple pie that could impress a crowd: Bake pie filling directly in a hollowed-out apple...

...When it comes to risk-taking, one size does not fit all. Each of us takes different types of risks at different times depending on our personal motivations. Our risk tolerance is relative to our life experience, unique personality, education, and situational factors...

...This insight is that sleeping soundly, eating smarter, moving more, and thinking clearly are all interconnected...

...We spend all day communicating, and we’ve invented myriad ways to do it. You can buy a stamp, press a button, rent a room or use a microphone. Choose wisely...

...As a business owner, it’s your job to be selective about who you accept into your programs...

...Being curious about the world helps us find solutions to problems by bringing new knowledge to bear on old challenges...

...The Predators’ Ball dramatically captures American business history in the making, uncovering the philosophy of greed that has dominated Wall Street in the 1980's...

...Studies show that people remember the beginning of something, and the end of it, the best. The middle of it is recalled a little more hazily...

...this recipe includes a few spoonfuls of honey to reduce the need for powdered sugar...

...If you work on a team, part of your job is to know where the critical path is, and to know when you're on it. The rest of your day is devoted to helping those that are on the path or getting ready for your turn...

...As Levitt sees it, economics is a science with excellent tools for gaining answers but a serious shortage of interesting questions. His particular gift is the ability to ask such questions...

...Don’t forget that while these allies are essential to our careers, we also need to serve as allies in others’ careers...

...Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, though, the debt limit on deductibility for acquisition indebtedness is reduced to just $750,000 (albeit grandfathered for existing mortgages under the old higher $1M limit), and interest on home equity indebtedness is no longer deductible at all starting in 2018...