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First Principles: Internalization
As a 10 year old, I was barely taller than a washing machine and I weighed less than half as much.  But I was fast, so I played on a competitive soccer team.  Or, more accurately, I played when the bigger, stronger, … Continue reading
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Magic Bullets
From an ESPN piece on Ryan Lochte, who is looking to spoil Michael Phelps’ final Olympics next month: “I’m not the most talented swimmer,” Lochte adds. “So I try to outwork everyone else.” It’s Sunday. A day of rest. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Shortcut, Work Hard
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How To Write, Part 3
This one comes comes from David Mamet, perhaps the most well-known living playwright. Â He wrote a memo for the writing staff on the CBS show The Unit, where he was an executive producer, reminding everyone what makes for good drama. … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Drama, Writing
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Creativity Is Not A Talent; It’s A Way Of Operating
John Cleese manages to explain about 90 different topics I’ve written about in a 13 minute span. Â Below is a really, really excellent speech on fostering creativity, becoming more effective, managing time, and much more. Â The short version is excellent, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Time Tracking, Tips
Tagged Creativity, John Cleese, Lifestyle
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How To Write, Part 2
John Steinbeck, in a lengthy interview with the Paris Review (all of which is worth reading)Â shares some thoughts on writing: 1. Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just … Continue reading
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Tagged Habit Building, John Steinbeck, Writing
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How To Write
More excellent advice from David Ogilvy, founder of one of the preeminent advertising firms in the world: The better you write, the higher you go in Ogilvy & Mather. People who think well, write well. Woolly minded people write woolly memos, woolly letters and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Marketing, Quotes, Tips
Tagged Advertising, Copy, David Ogilvy, Writing
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Gift Giving
The measure of a good gift is in its appropriateness, not its cost. The corollary to this is if you receive an expensive gift from a wealthier friend, you’re not obligated to give him something of equal value in return.  You’re only … Continue reading
It Will Be There Later
A quick tip on preventing procrastination: Whatever it is you want to do, whether it’s check email or facebook, or read the news, or play a game, or whatever, recognize that it will be there later. The news will always … Continue reading
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Tagged Procrastination, Productivity, Time Tracking, Tips
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Avert Disaster: Use Checklists
Van Halen epitomized 80’s bands. Â They were loud, fast, and big. Â Their hair was big, their sound was big, their fans were big, and their shows were big. Â Really big. Â So big, that their contract rider spanned a dozen pages, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atul Gawande, Checklists, David Lee Roth, Error, Pilot, Problem, Van Halen
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The Problem With “No Problem”
“No problem” is almost universal in service industries today. “Can I get a refill?” “No problem.” “Could you transfer this money from my checking account to my savings account?” “No problem.” “Thanks.” “No problem.” It may seem innocuous, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Food For Thought, Persuasion, Relationships, Self-Improvement, Tips
Tagged Four Seasons, Language, My Pleasure, NLP, No Problem, Ritz-Carlton, Service
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On Decision Making
A decision without tradeoffs isn’t a decision. Zappos offers me free overnight shipping and a $10 discount after I’ve already ordered?  I don’t even have to think about it. Decision making requires you to confront tradeoffs.  When you learn to relish … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Negotiation, Tips
Tagged Decision making, Seth Godin
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Three Tips To Help Convince People You’re Not A Serial Killer
We deal with a lot of higher level stuff here, like strategy and philosophy, but I want to bring it down for a post to offer some very practical, easy to implement, and essential life tips. Today, I want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Body Language, Eye contact, Tips
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How To Have Smarter Kids
An interesting new study finds that children whose younger siblings are born more than two years later have higher reading and math skills than children whose siblings are born sooner. The researchers think this stems, at least in part, from … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Family, Future, Intelligence, IQ, Kids, Planning, Smart
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6 Easy Steps To Get Rich Without Worry
Yesterday’s post prompted some email questions about how I handle my finances, so I figured I might as well answer them here: What’s the easiest way to get rich? Inherit Lottery See Below … … … ??? Build and sell … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Money, Negotiation, Quotes, Self-Improvement, Tips
Tagged Automation, Finances, Get Rich, Income, Investment, iwillteachyoutoberich, Money, Personal Finance, Plan, Ramit Sethi, Retire, Spend
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