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All You Can Do?
John Mayer was supposed to release a new album six months ago. Â A granuloma near his vocal chords required surgery and prevented him from finishing the record. Â Once the surgery was completed and his throat given a month or so … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Attitude, Inspire, John Mayer, Music
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Why Your To-Do List is Hurting You
Interesting thoughts from the Harvard Business Review: Stop making to-do lists. They’re simply setting you up for failure and frustration. Consider the to-do lists you’re currently managing: how many items have been languishing since Michelle Bachman was leading the field … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Harvard Business Review, Productivity, Quotes
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Failure Gives Perspective
That was the lowest moment I had yet encountered in my life. The phones in my office were even quiet, which had never happened before. In fact, I suddenly had a lot of quiet time to think, and I reviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Business, Donald Trump, Failure, Success
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The Only Motivation Tip You’ll Ever Need
San Franciscans and New Yorkers spent years fighting to get nutrition information like calorie counts listed on menus. Â After all, if people only knew what kind of crap they were shoveling into their maws they’d surely change their behavior, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Framing, Loss Aversion, Motivation, Persuasion
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Why Sharing Your Goals Dooms You To Failure
If you want to accomplish something, it makes sense to tell people about it. After all, you might be able to collaborate with someone already working on something similar, or gain some ideas and insights from someone who has done … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Failure, Goal, Productivity, Success
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Kafkatrapping
Excellent way to describe this fallacy: One very notable pathology is a form of argument that, reduced to essence, runs like this: “Your refusal to acknowledge that you are guilty of {sin, racism, sexism, homophobia, oppression…} confirms that you are … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Critical Thinking, Kafka, Logic, Reason, Thought
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Stop. Breathe. Think.
One of the things law schools sear into students is the ability, and tendency, to argue. Â An early emphasis on being able to argue both sides of any case breeds people who argue just for the sake of argument. Â Shockingly, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Negotiation, Persuasion, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Argue, Arguing, Argument, React, Stop, Think
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Those Crazy Anti-Authoritarians
Some fascinating thoughts about psychiatry and anti-authoritarianism: Gaining acceptance into graduate school or medical school and achieving a PhD or MD and becoming a psychologist or psychiatrist means jumping through many hoops, all of which require much behavioral and attentional … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Academics, Anti-Authoritarian, Authority, Education, McCarthyism, Psychiatry
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Make The Secret A Lot More Trouble Than The Trick Seems Worth
Good advice for magic, and life: Make the secret a lot more trouble than the trick seems worth. You will be fooled by a trick if it involves more time, money and practice than you (or any other sane onlooker) would … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Psychology, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Life, Magic, Penn & Teller, Secret, Story Telling, Work
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Level of Difficulty Matters
Doing the same easy thing over and over again doesn’t usually lead to success. Â Of course, neither does taking on impossible tasks that never get off the ground. The better way is to constantly take on those things that seem … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Hard, Level of Difficulty, Life, Push, Success
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The Passion Myth
Find something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Right? Bullshit. Nobody on Earth wakes up every single day restlessly waiting to take on the world. Â Such passion doesn’t exist. Â If you’re really, really lucky, and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Law, Productivity, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Comfort, Do The Work, Myth, Passion, Risk
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What You Should Focus On
A good reminder:
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Control, Focus, Life, Worry
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The Element of Surprise
A really insightful email from Teller, of Penn & Teller fame, where he responds to a struggling magician’s request for advice on how to develop his stage presence and style. Â A couple things to note: first, Teller is a celebrity, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Marketing, Photography, Psychology, Quotes, Style
Tagged Drama, Element, Help, Magic, Penn & Teller, Reach Out, Story, Storytelling, Surprise
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On Anti-Intellectualism and Examining Both Sides
Since Al Gore made his premature concession to George Bush in November of 2000, there has been a steadily growing cry that a good half of the United States is comprised of anti-intellectual buffoons.  How else could the right simultaneously … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Negotiation, Psychology
Tagged Anti-Intellectualism, dig deeper, Question, Science
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Impatience as a Virtue
You’re impatient with everyone else. You yell at other cars in traffic who don’t move up fifteen feet. You’re impatient with the old lady who’s writing a check in front of you at the cashier. You’re impatient with your roommate, … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Impatience, Life, Patient, Speed
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