Clues
I have a theory about nostalgia : It happens because the best survival strategy in an uncertain world is to overworry. When you look back, you forget about all the things you worried about that never came true. So life appears better in the past because in hindsight there wasn’t as much to worry about as you were actually worrying about at the... See more
Morgan Housel • A Few Things I’m Pretty Sure About
The Moment Everything Quietly Changed..
He wasn’t chasing success anymore…
He was chasing peace.
For years, he believed working harder was the only way to feel enough.
But one night, everything shifted.
He found a simple 7-minute... See more
instagram.comRevenge Bedtime
- Samantha describes "revenge bedtime" as staying up late for peace and quiet.
- This signals a need to cultivate stillness during the day.
The Daily Stoic • BONUS: Finding Stillness Amidst the Chaos | Ryan and Samantha Holiday
I often refer to the Ice Cream Principle from the book “Don’t Call it That” by [ahundredmonkeys](https://twitter.com/ahundredmonkeys)
I recommend our clients keep decision-making members of the project team as small as possible (no more than 5 and less is better)... See more
Tweets From Jessica Strelioff · @jstreliofftwitter.comA New No-Nonsense Buzz Cut
When he was 19, Andre Agassi started losing his hair. He wore a hairpiece that he agonized over—wondering constantly whether people could tell. “With every lunge, every leap, I picture it landing on the clay,” Agassi writes. “I can picture millions of people suddenly leaning closer to their TVs, turning to each other and... See more
When he was 19, Andre Agassi started losing his hair. He wore a hairpiece that he agonized over—wondering constantly whether people could tell. “With every lunge, every leap, I picture it landing on the clay,” Agassi writes. “I can picture millions of people suddenly leaning closer to their TVs, turning to each other and... See more
Get It Cooking
Nearly forty years into her career, Toni Morrison was asked how her writing routine had evolved over the years. “Well,” she said, “I learned over the last eight or nine books how to use my time better.” Early on, her tendency was to delay—to do more and more research, feeling she needed to have the entire story mapped out in her head... See more
Nearly forty years into her career, Toni Morrison was asked how her writing routine had evolved over the years. “Well,” she said, “I learned over the last eight or nine books how to use my time better.” Early on, her tendency was to delay—to do more and more research, feeling she needed to have the entire story mapped out in her head... See more
I you know, I want to be O. K. On this. This idea of I wanted to get a Coke shows how like he was fully convinced that was the reason why he was he was getting up because he didn't have access to that right hemisphere. Part of it on, but they're saying, is that, like all these different studies show just how effortlessly our brains can rationalize
... See moreNot Overthinking • Envy and the Elephant in the Brain
You may eventually forgive and befriend someone who harmed you, never someone who bored you.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • The Bed of Procrustes
This is hard to write. I've spent my career writing slides. But I can see where this is heading. Last night I spoke at APG's Noisy Thinking. A fascinating event....
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