I've been reading the book Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin. In it, he describes the kind of deliberate practice you have to do to get good at something. This is extremely important! If you're doing anything new with a learning curve, you can vastly accelerate that...
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Income Inquality
I just watched this TED talk on income inequality. It speaks for itself. Very powerful result. On a whole host of general measurements of social well-being, it is income inequality, not average levels of income that drive social problems. Wow. This has huge public...
Why I Like Paper
A reader wrote in: I read your suggestion about the 3×5 pad and it sucks! That's because I hate paper and pen note-taking. I want something that I can carry with me anywhere on my handheld and which will also prompt me, just like a personal assistant, not something...
Don’t Read This!
Hey! I told you not to read this! You expect real content during the holidays? Regardless of your religion, this time of year is a great excuse to spend time with people you love. Go work less and do more. And by "do," I mean play, love live, laugh. If you love your...
Work Less, Do More, and Have a Great Life!
As you head into 2012, here's a simple thought to keep in mind. Sometimes what we care most about seems like an afterthought, but it really isn't. Here's how to make sure you don't get lost in 2012.
Use Social Media to Trumpet Your *Real* Awesomeness!
"Thousands of people just like you are sharing, right now!" says a social media site. Then, I suppose, my sharing would be utterly redundant. And my following their streams would be an exercise in narcissistic boredom. Is this *really* the pinnacle of human...
Are your customers buying your product, or the experience of you?
I can't quite believe how much I was just willing to shell out for an unlocked iPhone 4S. I'm wracking my brain for rationalizations. The "T-Mobile is cheaper and it will pay for itself" rationalization is actually true, but it will still take almost two years to pay...
Google apps are free. Not!
I posted a comment about the new Gmail interface on a social media site. One responder said, "you get what you pay for. Gmail is free." Reading that, I realized that the "Google is free" argument used to work for me, but it no longer does. Google apps are not free at...
My content isn’t free.
I just received a tweet from a follower asking that I stop spamming him with ads. Do I spam with ads? Well, sort of. I've scheduled four tweets in the last week to go out advertising my upcoming Do-It Days™, interspersed with three or four times as many...
Should we take personal responsibility for business’s impact?
Many businesses do things that are legal, are in fact good business practice, but which are shown later to have bad effects for society. In some cases, these effects are huge. For example, the contribution of fast food cooking and recipe practices to obesity and heart...