“You believe things that aren’t true. Let me say that a different way: many things that are true are true because you believe them. … If you think that (more expensive) wine is better, then it is. If you think your new boss is going to be more effective, then she will be. If you…
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“A house is not just an investment, it’s a place to live. This is the only significant financial investment that has two functions. Things like cars and boats always go down in value, so most of the time, if you’re investing, you’re doing it in something that you don’t have to fix, water, fuel or…
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This guy just keeps pushing out insightful stuff, I don’t know how he does it (although I do have a few suspicions). Here are three quotes from posts in the past week that really struck a chord with me: “The math is magical: you can pile up lots of failures and still keep rolling, but…
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“We’re creating a culture of clickers, stumblers and jaded spectators who decide in the space of a moment whether to watch and participate (or not). Imagine if people went to the theatre or the movies and stood up and walked out after the first six seconds. Imagine if people went to the senior prom and…
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The best part of college is that you could become whatever you wanted to become, but most people just do what they think they must. Is this a metaphor? Sure. But it’s a worthwhile one. You have more freedom at work than you think (hey, you’re reading this on company time!) but most people do…