...Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another...

...For all Type-A driven readers — especially those who struggle with the shut-off switch — this one is for you…

...While some factors that affect happiness might be outside of our control (such as genetics or certain life circumstances), there are always actions we can take to amp up our own good feelings...

...power laws — a relationship between two things in which a change in one thing can lead to a large change in the other, regardless of the initial quantities...

...A startup is the largest group of people you can convince of a plan to build a different future...

...Gandhi once said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ...

...There is, however, a way to make just enough cheesecake for two (or one, twice) in an Instant Pot, and it takes about half an hour...

...Which means that those dozen or so things must be pretty damn important… and more importantly, they work...

...treat them as unique individuals not to be used, but rather to be appreciated and respected for their creativity and intelligence...

...I firmly believe that meta-learning, i.e. learning how to learn, is arguably one of the most important skills in the 21st century...

...Relentlessly prune (BS), don't wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have. That's what you do when life is short...

...I came across The Five Elements of Effective Thinking, authored by Dr. Edward B. Burger and Dr. Michael Starbird, which presents some practical ways for us to improve our thinking...

...Once you identify the people who have the biggest impact, give them more to do...

...There’s no way to stop your Echo or Google Home from recording your requests—the devices themselves don’t have the information you need, so they have to record your voice to process your commands in the cloud—but you can at least do a regular clean-up...

...Arrange on a decorative serving platter that doubles as a hostess gift from you...

...The bad news is that all companies-including your own--are vulnerable to predictable surprises...

...Our job is to make the results that we need to achieve so clear to everyone in this room that no one would even consider doing something purely to enhance his or her individual status or ego. Because that would diminish our ability to achieve our collective goals. We would all lose...

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Why is it that some people seem to be able to read a book once and remember every detail of it for life, while others struggle to recall even the title a few days after putting down a book?

...As a parent you can do many things to support your older boy to develop friendships...