Reading Time: 2 min With all of the reading and learning that I do, there is a clear path for much of it. I find areas that are new to me, dig in, and try to learn more. In many cases, though, my gaps aren’t readily apparent and I simply don’t know what I’m wrong about. In her book […]
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Ruinous Empathy
Reading Time: < 1 min I talk on here a lot about empathy and kindness, which are both great virtues to embrace but both of which can be troublesome if overused. The idea I’ve shared a few times comes from Gary Vee’s concept of “Kind Candor”. If you’re simply kind to everyone and never speak the truth, it can be […]
It’s very doable to be the most knowledgeable
Reading Time: < 1 min Bill Gurley’s video “Runnin’ Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love” from a few years ago is fantastic. I could probably find 25 ideas worth writing about from it, but I’ll limit myself to just a few. If you’ve not seen it yet, here is the video and I […]
Do your own research?
Reading Time: 2 min The phrase “do your own research” has exploded in popularity in recent years, as you’ve likely noticed. Here is a chart showing the popularity of the phrase on Google over the last 15 years: At first glance it’s seemingly a good thing, and ultimately it can be. However, there are a few major problems with […]
Three years of daily blogging
Reading Time: < 1 min I wasn’t sure I’d make it month, much less a year, but here we are at three years of blogging every day. While my purpose for blogging remains the same, I’ve added a few more things to help force me to revisit the things that I read. Outside of the blog, we now host a […]
From Google Podcasts to Snipd
Reading Time: 2 min If you’ve read many posts on here, you know that I get a lot of great info from podcasts that I listen to. As with reading books, I find that “getting” great info is just the first step, and I need to follow it up with ways to remember and use that information. I’ve used […]
Understanding those that confound us
Reading Time: < 1 min In an increasingly polarized world, there are more people than ever that hold beliefs that confound us. Whatever side of any issue you might be on, you’re undoubtedly amazed at “those people” on the other side. However, the more we can understand where they’re coming from, the better off we’ll all be. In her excellent […]
Learning from history is a form of leverage
Reading Time: < 1 min Attaining greater leverage is often a solid goal for businesses to pursue. I shared last year that Greg McKeown considers reading to be a great leverage-building tool: “Reading a book is among the most high-leverage activities on earth.” In a recent episode of the “Founders” podcast, host David Senra took it a bit deeper and […]
Advice is often an average that hides the distribution
Reading Time: 2 min I love seeking advice from others. In almost any area of my life there are people that know far more than I do, and learning from them is an amazing thing. Advice is tricky, though, as it usually defaults to the average response for any given situation and ignores the distribution. In the great conversation […]
Access to knowledge is good, but creating it is better
Reading Time: < 1 min We live in an amazing time, where all of the world’s knowledge is just a few taps away. It’s fantastic! Having access to that kind of information 24/7 would have been unthinkable just a few decades ago. However, access to knowledge (and even consuming it) pales in value to creating it for yourself. It’s like […]