Useful insights at random intervals
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We are never ready
My advice for action in business is pretty much the same. It’s easy to get ready. You just have to act before you’re ready.
The intersection of ideas
Choosing intersections from a list of ideas about which you already know, is a great way to establish boundary constraints to unleash your creativity, and give you access to new ideas not yet known.
Your virtual assistant is a real person
Allow me, if you don't mind, to have a rant about the (subconscious) racism inherent in this job title, and the negative real-world effects that follow on from it.
Social proof is the most effective marketing
I've come to thinking that the key might be to look at the intersections of our talents, because there's uniqueness to be found at the overlaps.
“Humans of New York” is one in a million
I've come to thinking that the key might be to look at the intersections of our talents, because there's uniqueness to be found at the overlaps.
Old ideas in new contexts
I loved my friend Gayle Smerdon's new book Do One Thing And Do It Deep. I
How being on-target can put you off-track
When a leader is focused on raising the numbers that measure engagement, by definition they are no longer focused on elevating engagement.
How the Education-Industrial Complex broke your creativity
When creating, don't try to write the RIGHT answer. Try to write any answer, and find the right one at the end.
Is that frustration or fun you feel?
We seek out things which are difficult: puzzles, games, sports. In these contexts, we find difficulty fun.
Step one for writing a book
If you're writing a book this summer you may find this useful.
Before you write your book
If you want to give your idea a legacy, you should sit down write a book about it.
Energy trumps everything
31 days ago, I declared an experiment; thanks to the suggestion of my friend Richard Brisebois, I would write an essay every day for the month of October.
Are you using technology (or is technology using you)?
If you'd told someone from 1980 what technology would be capable of 40 years hence, they'd have been absolutely blown away by what they learned.
Are you adding or multiplying your way to progress?
Forgive me, number-phobes, today I'm going to use maths as a metaphor.