Thinking in Bets - Recommended Book
...There are two things that determine how our lives turn out: the quality of our decisions and luck...
Why Do We Crave Sweets When We’re Stressed?
...So although many tend to be hard on themselves for eating too many sweets or carbs, the reasons behind such craving aren’t always due to a lack of self-control and might require a deeper look into lifestyle and stressful situations—past and present...
9 Simple Rules for Spending Less Time in Meetings
...First and foremost, value other people's time...
Hiring Children In The Family Business For Tax (And Other) Benefits
...In fact, while hiring a child may not seem like a top-of-mind move for many businesses owners, if you play by the rules, there can be a surprisingly broad array of tax (and other) benefits to doing so...
The Knowing-Doing Gap - Recommended Book
...Why knowledge of what needs to be done frequently fails to result in action or behavior consistent with that knowledge. We came to call this the knowing-doing problem - the challenge of turning knowledge about how to enhance organizational performance into actions consistent with that knowledge...
16 highly successful executives share the one thing they do every day to stay on top
...5. Actively remove distractions...
Tamale Pie
...Chili can be made 1 day ahead and cooled...
6 Fast Facts About 529s
...whether you are new to 529's or already invest in a 529 account, understanding more about the ins and outs of how these plans work can help you maximize your investment...
The 50th Law - Recommended Book
...Reclaim Dead Time - Time is the critical factor in our lives, our most precious resource...
Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life
...Of the many paths to success, none can be walked alone. A support network is crucial both at and outside work...
Go Fast and Break Things: The Difference Between Reversible and Irreversible Decisions
...If a decision is reversible, we can make it fast and without perfect information. If a decision is irreversible, we had better slow down the decision-making process and ensure that we consider ample information and understand the problem as thoroughly as we can...
What to Change When You Move Into a New Place
...The second thing you should do is reset your garage door openers so they forget all the old remotes...
The Obstacle Is the Way - Recommended Book
...To do great things, we need to be able to endure tragedy and setbacks. We’ve got to love what we do and all that it entails, good and bad. We have to learn to find joy in every single thing that happens...
New Neuroscience Reveals 9 Rituals That Will Make You An Amazing Parent
...Here’s how neuroscience can help you be an amazing parent...
Bourbon and Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce
...Can be made 2 weeks ahead...
How to Provide Great Feedback When You’re Not In Charge
...In the end, what we really want to do as leaders, whether we’re technically in a leadership position or not, is to create an environment where feedback is shared in a helpful and useful way. The best way to do that besides giving great feedback is volunteering to take some as well...
The Success Principles - Recommended Book
...The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. MICHELANGELO...
Coordinating Contributions Across Multiple Defined Contribution Plans
...Ultimately, the key point is that salary deferral limits for individuals apply once across all plans, while employer contributions are limited on a per-plan basis…unless the plans themselves are related employers under the controlled group or affiliated service companies that aggregate that limit back into one as well...
Busy is not the point
...Points for successful prioritization. Points for efficiency and productivity. Points for doing work that matters...
The Bed of Procrustes — 20 Aphorisms from Nassim Taleb
...The difference between magnificence and arrogance is in what one does when nobody is looking...
