Investing in money or friends is a false dichotomy – of course we should invest in both. But which gives more security?
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Outsight, then Insight
“Outsight, much more than reflection, lets you reshape your image of what you can do and what is worth doing.” – Herminia Ibarra
Did today matter? Why or why not?
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The Mathematics of Gift
Gifting has an exponential ripple effect.
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On Waking Up Late
When I’m not living my perfect day, I’ve learned to examine the context surrounding my behavior, and question the assumptions behind not only my perfect day but what conventional wisdom says is good, right and acceptable. Most of all I’ve learned to forgive myself.
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Let’s Crush “Crushing It”
Before using ready made phrases I’ll pause and think: do they expand or shrink the listener’s worldview? Do they invite or mute conversation? What worldview do they enforce? Better yet, I won’t use them at all.
How powerful are the narratives that we hold others in? And that others hold us in?
Marketing begins with the questions: “What does the other party want? What does it value? What are its goals? What does it consider results?”
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Movie Theaters: Endgame
The age of distraction-free movie going is over
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Outsmart Waste by Tom Szaky
To outsmart waste we need to eliminate the very idea of waste.
Consider the Shop of Hope or your local pagoda.
Your guide to refusing, reducing, reusing, recycling and rotting in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Find zero waste communities and zero waste vendors here.
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Eating Mostly Plants
I eat mostly plants because it’s good for my health, animals and the planet.
“I feel in touch with everyone who matters the least and out of touch with many who matter the most to me.”
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The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Design choices that place people and purpose at center of gatherings make them transformative.
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Deep Work by Cal Newport
Deep Work – activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit – is economically valuable, rare in today’s knowledge economy and leads to a meaningful life.
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The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
In order to be creative you need habits that prepare you to be creative.
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The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist
Prosperity flows from sufficiency – the recognition of enough. When you engage from a sense of your wholeness – rather than a desperate longing to be complete – you feel naturally called to share the resources that flow through your life to serve your highest commitments.
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22 different models of profitability