A 91-second Reality Check: Why early success is the most dangerous kind
The 91-Second Reality Check This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way
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What will success cost you?: The hidden price of greatness no one talks about
What will success cost you? Watch a rocket launch into space. As it climbs higher, it sheds its boosters one
How to read more (and enjoy it): Stop treating books like medicine
How to read more (and enjoy it) Every January, people make the same resolution: "I need to read more
Learning the wrong lessons: Why being right about the present blinds you to the future
Learning the wrong lessons Sometimes the most dangerous lessons are the ones we think we've learned too well.
The Myth of Missing Your Calling: Why forcing purpose backfires
Joseph Conrad was a merchant sailor before he wrote "Heart of Darkness". Franz Kafka was an insurance lawyer.
Choose Passion: Why the best things in life require the most from you
Choose Passion This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into my book,
Become a Renaissance person: What self-taught learners understand that graduates don’t
Become a Renaissance person This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into
Check Your Poker Face: How one bad moment hijacks every decision after it
Check your poker face This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into
Take a Long Look: Why patience is a competitive advantage
Take a long look This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into
Frames Change Everything: How the same facts lead to opposite conclusions
Frames change everything This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into my
The cost of reasonable choices: Why inventing something and owning it are different skills
The Cost of Reasonable Choices This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way
Choose to Multiply: The difference between linear and exponential careers
Here's a quick mental exercise I use to exemplify linear vs exponential career development in my speaking engagements
