In his excellent book “Einstein“, Walter Isaacson digs deep into what made the famous physicist so insightful and influential. One big key was undoubtedly his curiosity. When he was young, Einstein was given a compass by his father and was enthralled by it. From the book: He [Einstein] was sick in bed one day, and […]
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Embrace the brevity
For quite a while, in various circumstances, I’ve felt that I need to speak for a longer period of time. I tend to say what I’m going to say, and then move on without a lot of repetition. Some other people can use a lot more words to answer a question, and that may be […]
Disagree Without Dehumanizing
In his excellent book “Never Split the Difference“, Chris Voss offered this advice regarding negotiations (hostages in his case, but he presented it for business owners): “He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation.” If you can disagree with someone while still remaining a decent human […]
Highlights from “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning is another book that had been on my “to read” list for a long time. I’m glad I finally got around to it. His detailed description of his time in various concentration camps during World War II were vivid and eye-opening. The book is broken into two main sections. The first […]