I give a lot of advice on this blog. I’d like to think that some of it is good, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading it. Part of giving advice, however, means you need to receive a lot of it. And a good amount of the advice I get from friends, books or blogs, is crap. […]
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New Entrepreneur Mistakes and Thinking Different with Ben Casnocha
Ben Casnocha is a remarkable guy. Not only is starting and building a multimillion dollar business a difficult task, Ben managed to do it when still in highschool. Starting Comcate, his second company, at the age of 14 meant Ben was doing sales presentations to government officials over twice his age and making last minute […]
Eliminate Boredom With These 12 Tips
I don’t believe boredom is caused by a lack of things to do. I don’t think that it is even caused by a lack of things you want to do. Rather I’ve found boredom is usually mislabeled to disguise a different problem. This is why most attempts to stop boredom don’t work, because they don’t […]
Is Willpower an Illusion?
Is willpower really that important? I’m doubting this assumption. It seems that the more I’ve learned about improvement and psychology, the less important willpower seems. Habits, energy management, and various human quirks seem to have pushed will into a smaller and smaller corner as a means to explain or plan for success. Now I’m starting […]
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