The Jackpot

By Jesse Atwell

“You gotta be in it to win it.”

They’ve lied to you.

They’ve told you:

• sooner or later, somebody will win the jackpot.
• sooner or later, your hard work…

Phoning It In

By Jesse Atwell

We see the singer on stage take the easy note.

We see the co-worker down the hall do the bare minimum.

We see the screenwriter resort to formulas.

Are you ready?

By Jesse Atwell

Are you ready for:

• the new adventure
• the new project
• the new job
• the new boyfriend/girlfriend
• the new career

Fairy Circles and the Art of Replacing Or with And

By Jesse Atwell

A secret dwells deep within the Namib desert. Fairy circles are unexplained bald spots scattered throughout the desert. They are big, sometimes greater than 100 feet in diameter. And…

Under the Influence

By Jesse Atwell

In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, children are raised under the influence of hypnopedia, or learning by hearing while asleep.

In reality, sleep-learning is largely inconclusive. If you disagree, try learning French…

You are here

By Jesse Atwell

You are not at:

• tomorrow’s marketing meeting
• the big test at the end of the semester
• your year end review
• the bad play during your high school football…

Prepping for the End

By Jesse Atwell

There’s an entire ecosystem built around preparing for the end of the world. Everyone seems to be hoarding for the final days of civilization. The rich are buying vacation homes on islands, the poor are stockpiling rice, and everyone in…

Unreasonable People

By Jesse Atwell

• maybe they’ll take less
• maybe she’ll say yes
• maybe I will get the job
• maybe I will change the world
• maybe I will invent the next Facebook

Common Ground

By Jesse Atwell

Finding common ground is an important element of building trust. And building trust is the fundamental building block of productivity, enhancing cooperation between team members.

Asking for Rent

By Jesse Atwell

How many times do you ask for rent before evicting the tenant?

How many times do you train a weak employee before replacing him?