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Episode 114
In the early 1970s, Stanford psychology researcher Dr. Mark Lepper conducted a study with a group of young children that found those who had received…
2 years, 9 months ago
How to Get Out of a Rut
Episode 113
You're firing on all cylinders personally and professionally—inspired and motivated. Then, suddenly, you aren't. Things become very, very difficult. …
2 years, 9 months ago
Work-Life Balance: A Player's Guide
Episode 112
A Reddit post I shared that read, "PSA: 20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids" sparked a lot of onl…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Think Day
Episode 111
In the 1980s, Microsoft founder Bill Gates began an annual tradition he called the Think Week. Gates would seclude himself in a remote location, shut…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Paradox of Effort
Episode 110
While in Omaha at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, I got into a long conversation with a friend and mentor on one particularly impressive facet…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Magic of Character Invention
Episode 109
We all struggle with some degree of self-doubt and fear of failure. It's particularly common among ambitious high-achievers, who, by definition, are …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Time Billionaire
Episode 108
Investor Graham Duncan coined the phrase "Time Billionaire" as someone who has over one billion seconds to live.
To me, being a “Time Billionaire” isn…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Trap of the Extraordinary
Episode 107
We live in a culture that endlessly promotes and celebrates the achievement of the extraordinary—of those who accomplished some supreme feat in a sin…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Spotlight Effect
Episode 106
The Spotlight Effect is a common psychological phenomenon where we overestimate the degree to which other people are noticing or observing our action…
2 years, 11 months ago
How to Learn Anything: The Feynman Technique
Episode 105
The Learning Pyramid indicates that teaching is a much more effective driver of retention than reading or lecture. The goal should be to move rapidly…
2 years, 11 months ago