Charlie Munger settled into his seat in front of the crowd at the University of Southern California.
Beginning with his first novel in 1847, Anthony Trollope wrote at an incredible pace. Over the next 38 years, he published 47 novels, 18 works of non-fiction, 12 short stories, 2 plays, and…
Fifteen athletes were scattered around the room. Everyone was looking at Gideon Ariel.
“We’re going to give you steroids,” he lied.
Sometime around 2006, two Harvard professors began to study why we procrastinate. Why do we avoid doing the things we know we should do, even when it’s clear that they are good for us?
The flag of Chicago is widely regarded as one of the best city flags in the United States, perhaps in the world. It is certainly one of the most popular. You’ll find the flag of…
We live in a world obsessed with what we do.
Louis Agassiz, the famous Swiss biologist, placed a fish specimen on the table in front of his post-graduate student.
You might assume that humans buy products because of what they are, but the truth is that we often buy things because of where they are. For example, items on store shelves that are at eye level tend to be purchased more than items…
In 1993, a bank in Abbotsford, Canada hired a 23-year-old stock broker named Trent Dyrsmid.
Dyrsmid was a rookie so nobody at the firm expected too much of his performance…