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Category Archives: Rationality
Racing To Not Fall Behind
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries, and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries. – Blaise Pascal, 17th Century We have now, as a society, reached a point of near constant and total … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemplation, Empty, News, Pascal, Quiet, Race, Reading, Reflection
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Front-Running
Why does it matter who wins the South Carolina primary next week? Â Why, after votes in only two other states, would a win for Mitt Romney make him the prohibitive favorite? Â It’s an interesting psychological question that reaches far beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Marketing, Persuasion, Rationality, Relationships
Tagged Influence, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Rationality, Seth Godin, Social
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It’s The People Who Realize “I Don’t Know Anything” Who Succeed
In every good piece of legal writing, there is a narrative. Â It’s a plain, easily digestible story that the writer wants you to follow. Â It cuts through jargon and pomp and circumstance and clues the judge in to what the … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Dan Ariely, Narrative, Rationality, Story Telling, Success, Tyler Cowan
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Nobody Cares About Your Happiness
If you’re lucky, 10 people might care about your happiness. Â That’s it. Some other people might care whether you show up for work. Â They might care whether you perform, which means they care that you’re just happy enough not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Job, Meaning, Purpose, relationships, Selling, Work
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Why Taking Time Off To Figure It Out Is A Mistake
Most people I know don’t really know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Â This includes most really successful people I know. Â My grandfather, at 80 years old, used to say he didn’t know what he … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Video
Tagged Al Pittampalli, Decision making, Goals, Life, Passion, Quit, Time
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“I Have a Problem”
Problems are generally thought of as bad things. And, for the people afflicted with those problems, they undoubtedly are. But problems are what drive the service industry. People’s problems managing or finding time create opportunities for personal assistants, shoppers, organizers, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Law, Rationality, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Career, Job, JSK, Problem
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Steve Jobs on Failure
I’ve never found anyone who didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help. Most people never pick up the phone and call; most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people who do things and … Continue reading
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Tagged Failure, Fear, Steve Jobs
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You Are Not Too Busy
Richard Branson owns and operates more than 400 companies under his Virgin Group. He sells everything from music to trips to space. He sets world records on sailboats and hot-air balloons. He appears in movies and television shows. He writes … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Goal, GTD, Plan, Productivity, Richard Branson, Work Out
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How To Lose 20 Years Of Your Life
Depending on whose numbers you believe, Americans watch between 2.7 (BLS) and 4.9 (Nielsen) hours of television per day. Per day. Let’s split the difference and call it four hours a day. If you’re awake on average 16 hours a … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Life, Television, TV, Waste
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What Scares Us Most
There is no child on the planet who is afraid of the dark. They’re afraid of not being able to see what’s around them. They’re afraid of the unknown. We all are. While fear of pain drives us to act … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Fear, Perception, Religion, Scare
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The Danger of Being Self-Deprecating
Being self-deprecating can be extremely useful, especially if you wield any sort of power or authority. Making fun of yourself, or belittling your own skills, can put other people at ease, can make people like you, and strangely enough, make … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrogance, Criticism, Deprecation, Humor, Pride, Self-Deprecating, Skill
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How To Befriend Anyone
When Ben Franklin was running for Clerk of the General Assembly, one of his colleagues delivered a speech to the legislature skewering him. This was a problem, because this was a guy Franklin couldn’t afford to just start a feud … Continue reading
Self Delusion And The Dumbest Excuses Ever
You’re almost certain to get two answers if you ask any student why they’re not doing something that would benefit them, whether it’s taking more rigorous (or simply more) classes, getting an internship on the side, working out, joining an … Continue reading
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Tagged Dumb, Excuses, Lazy, Rationality, Self Delusion, Seth Godin, Stupid
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The Idiocy of Worrying About Your Legacy
Marcus Aurelius, the 16th Emperor of Rome, the most powerful man on earth for a time, kept a journal of thoughts and notes for himself, to keep himself grounded. The twelve “books” worth of writings cover a broad range of … Continue reading
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Tagged Goal, Legacy, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Purpose
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