You know the dilemma. You’ve been doing something for awhile, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Should you keep going, and push through with it? Or quit and do something else? There’s no right answer to this. Sometimes, sticking through will be the right answer. My business took off after five years of work, […]
How to See Reality as It Is
People often get accused of seeing the world the way they want it to be, rather than how it is. This kind of optimism-bias, is supposedly pervasive, and it takes bold truth-tellers and skeptics to show people the light. I’m not sure I agree. It’s certainly true that we don’t see things exactly as they […]
The most important skill you can learn
What is the most valuable skill you can learn? Computer programming? Another language? Communication skills? Instead of these, and other popular answers, I’d like to suggest it’s something we don’t even teach in schools: The most important skill in life is being able to set goals and make them a reality. Ask yourself, how often […]
How Important is Growth?
There’s two common ways you can approach working on your goals and habits: The first is progressive. This is where you start off easy, but make it a little bit harder each time, until you can eventually do very difficult things, with a lot less effort. The second is consistent. Do the same thing, with […]
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