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2022 Annual Review: The Year of Stability
2022 Annual Review: The Year of Stability
My Annual Review
James Le
Dec 31, 2022
2021 Annual Review: The Year of Presence
2021 Annual Review: The Year of Presence
2021 Annual Review
James Le
Dec 31, 2021
Notes on “The Messy Middle”
Notes on “The Messy Middle”
A collection of insights for traversing the hardest and most crucial part of any bold creative project, new venture, or turnaround
James Le
Sep 12, 2021
2020 Annual Review: The Year of Resilience
2020 Annual Review: The Year of Resilience
2020 Annual Review
James Le
Dec 31, 2020
7 Journalism Lessons That I Learned From The Information’s News School
7 Journalism Lessons That I Learned From The Information’s News School
The Information’s News Summer School
James Le
Aug 11, 2020
2019 Annual Review: The Year of Steady Progress
2019 Annual Review: The Year of Steady Progress
It’s time for a little reflection and review!
James Le
Dec 29, 2019
The 5 Tips to Tell Better Stories with Data
The 5 Tips to Tell Better Stories with Data
Data visualization — and communicating with data in general — sits at the intersection of science and art. There is certainly some science…
James Le
Jul 6, 2019
The 10-Step Process of Learning How to Learn
The 10-Step Process of Learning How to Learn
Introduction
James Le
May 14, 2019
2018 Annual Review — The Year of Exponential Productivity
2018 Annual Review — The Year of Exponential Productivity
2018 Annual Review
James Le
Dec 30, 2018
15 Systems Thinking Guidelines to Live in a World of Uncertainty
15 Systems Thinking Guidelines to Live in a World of Uncertainty
Systems thinking is a way of seeing the world as a series of interconnected and interdependent systems rather than lots of independent…
James Le
Feb 24, 2018
70 Pieces of Wisdom for Smart and Driven College Students to Enter the “Real World”
70 Pieces of Wisdom for Smart and Driven College Students to Enter the “Real World”
I just spent the past month finishing “Tribe of Mentors”, the latest book by the legendary Tim Ferriss. It is packed with wisdom and tools…
James Le
Feb 7, 2018
The 5-Step Process to Get What You Want Out of Life
The 5-Step Process to Get What You Want Out of Life
Recently, I finished reading Ray Dalio’s “Principles” — one of the most recommended business books of 2017. One of the world’s most…
James Le
Jan 16, 2018
2017 Annual Review — The Year of Transition
2017 Annual Review — The Year of Transition
2017 Annual Review
James Le
Dec 31, 2017
The 6 Principles to Make Your Ideas Stick
The 6 Principles to Make Your Ideas Stick
Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? One of the most interesting books I read this…
James Le
Dec 18, 2017
Top 10 Liberal Arts Skills You Need to Succeed in Tech
Top 10 Liberal Arts Skills You Need to Succeed in Tech
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the value of my undergraduate education. Nearly 5 years ago, senior year of high school, I had to…
James Le
Oct 24, 2017
The 6 Productivity Strategies to Integrate Deep Work into Your Professional Lives
The 6 Productivity Strategies to Integrate Deep Work into Your Professional Lives
It has been an extremely busy first month of summer for me: Practicing for technical interviews, working on coding assignments, learning…
James Le
Jun 24, 2017
10 Creativity Challenges to Exercise Your Creative Confidence
10 Creativity Challenges to Exercise Your Creative Confidence
I recently read “Creative Confidence” by Tom Kelley & David Kelley. It is an insightful, compelling narrative on how to unlock, nurture…
James Le
Jun 13, 2017
2016 Annual Review: A Year of Magical Thinking
2016 Annual Review: A Year of Magical Thinking
This has been the 3rd time that I do this, so I sat down to read 2014 In Review and 2015 In Review before starting this off. I couldn’t…
James Le
Dec 30, 2016
31 Networking Principles I Learned from Keith Ferrazzi
31 Networking Principles I Learned from Keith Ferrazzi
One of the most important habits that I have developed over the past couple of years is reading. I try to read at least 12–15 books every…
James Le
Aug 29, 2016
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