The Key to Ethical, Sane Behavior
Your little voice may have all the answers you need.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily substitute [...]

I believed these lies for most of my life. Recently, the conventional wisdom started seeming suspect. I called several mid-career classmates and asked about their successes and failures. Upon close examination, much of what I had believed to be true about careers did not seem to hold.

Happy or Successful
Which will you pursue?
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On a recent birthday I was looking back at the strategies that my friends from high school and college and I employed to get where we are today. We assumed that [...]

Is Counting the Root of All Evil?
Stever’s October 2007 Newsletter
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The love of money isn’t the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting.
Don’t get me wrong; counting was a wonderful invention. It has its uses. We can keep track of [...]

Even in good times, uncertainty can be inherently stressful. In this article, we explore some recommendations and coping mechanisms for dealing with the uncertainties of life.

What does it mean to build a quality life? Are you building a life to be proud of? Here’s a short fable by Mark Albion to help you sort it out.

Overwhelm is bad, but feelings of overwhelm can be far more crippling…

If you push yourself too hard, you may end up less productive than otherwise. Even if it seems to make sense, you may find that taking time off helps you get more done.

How do you achieve work/life balance? Firm boundaries can help! Here’s how to make it happen.

Too much clutter, even if you deal with it, obscures what’s really important. Take control of your results by taking control of your clutter.

Sometimes working long hours isn’t even productive in the short term. Before pushing yourself hard, know what that does to your results and thinking ability. It may be best to go out and party instead.

One way to keep on top of your TO DO lists is to use two of them…

There’s more to life than just making money, “the economy,” or what’s good for productivity. Just ask your kids.

Yoga’s a great way to stay flexible. Power Yoga’s a great way to stay fit. Here’s one man’s (humorous!) account of life balance through Yoga.

An amusing anecdote from Mark Albion’s newsletter about what quality of life might mean for an American…

Too much coming at you from all directions? Slow down! This article provides tips for regaining control of your life.

This article, originally printed in Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge gives several different techniques for helping get email under control. The article was one of the most-read articles at HBS, has been translated into more than 7 languages, and reprinted in Entrepreneur.com, and several magazines.