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Winner's Game vs. Loser's Game
"No unforced errors."At a recent speaking event, I was asked by an audience member to share one piece of advice I wish I could tell my younger self.Specifically, they asked for the non-obvious advice…
The 4 Types of Professional Time
Most people end the day exhausted but can't point to a single thing they meaningfully moved forward.The problem isn't how much you're working -- it's the type of work filling your hours.In this…
The Goal Gradient Hypothesis
105.5.That's how many laps you have to run around the first lane of a regulation outdoor track to cover the 26.2 miles of a marathon.And, when I arrived at my local high school track last Friday at…
The ABC Goal System
"Just be consistent."By now, you've undoubtedly heard this advice countless times. So much so that it may even induce an eye roll or sigh.Yes, it’s true, consistency is the difference maker. The…
The Pratfall Effect
In 1966, a University of Texas psychologist named Elliot Aronson ran an experiment to examine the role of imperfection on human connection.Aronson recruited 48 college students and had them listen to…
5 Life Learnings From 5 Years of The Curiosity Chronicle
A few days ago, I was reminded by a reader that May 14 was the five year anniversary of my first Curiosity Chronicle newsletter.Sending that first newsletter, which went out to a few thousand people…
The Eject Button Mentality
In 2002, Harvard psychologists Daniel Gilbert and Jane Ebert designed a series of studies to test the role of optionality on happiness and human satisfaction.In the first study, the students in a…
The Most Powerful Decision Making Razors
A razor is a rule of thumb that simplifies decision making.The term comes from philosophy. A principle that let you quickly cut away unlikely explanations or unnecessary steps was called a…
The Powerful Art of Negative Capability
In 1902, a 19-year-old cadet in an Austrian military academy was silently becoming a bystander in his own life.Franz Xaver Kappus felt trapped. On the track for a life as a military officer, but…
Dear Son - A Letter to My Son on His 4th Birthday
My son turns four years old this week.And if I'm being honest, I don't know where the time went.Everyone says this, and I spent most of my life rolling my eyes at it, but my goodness, it goes by…
The Styrofoam Cup Theory
Last weekend, I had the joy of catching up for a quiet dinner in Omaha with a mentor and friend, Apple CEO Tim Cook.He recently announced that he would be transitioning out of the CEO role at the…
How to Be More Magnetic
Over the weekend, I made what has become an annual pilgrimage to Omaha, Nebraska to attend the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.The event, which is nominally a business update on Warren Buffett's…
The Streetlight Effect: Why Smart People Look In The Wrong Places
We all fall into the same trap: measuring what's easy instead of what's meaningful, clinging to routines we know instead of adapting ones that work, and asking the questions we can answer instead of…
The High Shoulders Theory
When I was 12 years old, I tried out for a baseball all-star team in our area.I really wanted to make this team. The tryouts were my first adventure beyond the confines of my small town. An…
The Michelangelo Phenomenon
The most famous sculpture in history was almost never created…In 1464, the Opera del Duomo—the committee overseeing the cathedral in Florence—commissioned a massive statue to adorn the cathedral’s…
The New Opportunity Razor
A few weeks ago, I had the unique opportunity to attend a small author’s retreat hosted by Atomic Habits author James Clear.To be honest, it was a bit of a ”pinch-me” moment.I was in a room with a…
The Tinkerer's Mindset: How to Win More
A group of kindergarteners outperformed the CEOs, lawyers, and MBAs.The way they did it has a lesson I've never been able to forget.While in college over a decade ago, I watched a TED Talk by a…
The Real Price of Success
My entire life changed when I realized that I would never want to trade lives with the people I read books about.Allow me to explain with a story about the richest man who ever lived.In the early…
Black Coffee Theory
A few weeks ago, I shared a piece on my Anti-To-Do List and the general merits of using inversion to improve your life.The idea was straightforward:Write down what you want to avoid doing.Avoid…
Just Make the Coffee
A few years ago, I came across a beautiful story written by a woman named Pam Kearney in a local newspaper.I set a calendar reminder to re-read it every single year.Take 6 minutes and give this a…
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