52 Aces
Learning, competition and capitalism
Reading books about business, innovation, leadership or marketing that have been specifically written about those subjects has become something that I generally refuse to do. Why? Because those books are, in my experience, mostly rehashing the same ideas over and over again.
[Read more…] about In Search of InsightAre you reading this right now because you’re trying to avoid doing something else? How much time have you spent idly surfing the web or using social networks today?
Do you feel like that accomplished anything? Even if you’ve been good today, I’ll go out on a limb and assume you’ve spent a fair amount of time wandering around aimlessly when you could have been doing something more interesting.
[Read more…] about A Short Guide to WillpowerHave you ever considered starting a big project, only to make a U-turn when confronted with the amount of work that would go into making it a reality?
If you answered “yes”, how did you handle that reality check? Did you decide you’d take care of it some other time, when you had more time, money or energy?
I know I have, and I want you to have the tools to get past what keeps you from giving your dream projects a shot.
[Read more…] about The Science of Starting Big ProjectsOne of the single most devastating and widely-believed myths is this idea that not sleeping is the mark of dedication. A real man/woman, the thinking goes, doesn’t need more than a few hours each night.
If they really, truly want to be successful, they shouldn’t bend in the face of sleep deprivation. It makes you stronger, and only the weak need sleep.
[Read more…] about Why Sleep Is Not Optional