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Attention to Detail

Attention to Detail

In 1801 William Blake wrote, “He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars. General good is the plea of the scoundrel…
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You Can Only See as Far as Your Headlights

You Can Only See as Far as Your Headlights

E. L. Doctorow once said that “writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make…
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The Two Wolves

The Two Wolves

One evening an elder Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people.
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The Problem with Measuring Results

The Problem with Measuring Results

“Friends of mine who worked at Yahoo! and AOL have told me that when things were going well teams would get richly rewarded; but when they…
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The Lamborghini Myth

The Lamborghini Myth

The old adage of “I’ve never seen an unhappy person in a Lamborghini” is something plenty of people truly believe, but boy are they wrong…
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Hard Choices, Easy Life. Easy Choices, Hard Life.

Hard Choices, Easy Life. Easy Choices, Hard Life.

The title of this post is a quote from Jerzy Gregory referenced by Tim Ferriss in his latest TED Talk on Stoicism and more specifically…
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On False Praise

On False Praise

The chief obstacle is that we are quick to be satisfied with ourselves. If we find someone to call us good men, cautious and principled, we…
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