Plan Your Misses: Why getting away with it is the most dangerous outcome
If you speed up to try and get past a traffic light that's turning red, there's
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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
Persistence pays off: What 14 years of failure taught the founder of Uber
Most people know Travis Kalanick as the co-founding CEO of Uber. But in 2001, 9 years before the first
Mouthfeel Is the Path to Mastery: The invisible layer of skill only experience reveals
There's a concept I've been calling 'mouthfeel' - it's the depth of detail
Useful but Fragile: Your best mental models have hidden limits
Some heuristics are useful but fragile. For example, "trust doctors". In most cases, this is a very useful
Golf mindset vs Pinball mindset: Two ways to navigate an unpredictable career
Too many people have a golf mindset - their aim is to get from their starting point to an end product/
Luck and skill are connected: Why chance favours the prepared mind
Chess is generally considered a game of skill. But at the highest levels, it’s almost a game of luck.
Better Than Average: The mistake most people make about their own judgement
91% of people think they’re above-average drivers. This is obviously impossible. But it means AT LEAST 40% of
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There’s always someone better: How to use that fact instead of being crushed by it
When I was 21 I remember feeling ahead for my age. But when I was 19 I felt woefully behind.
Curate all the things: Your inputs are shaping your outputs
A bazillion years ago, in the great library in Alexandria, you could find some cool books. You didn’t have
The Prioritisation Problem: Why good advice at the wrong time is bad advice
It’s easy to fall for the trap of following universal advice. Some people say you should travel the world
Preparing for a Knife Fight: Why your 40s depend on what you do in your 20s
Longevity expert Peter Attia talks about the Centenarian Decathlon - the idea that if we want to maintain our physical abilities
