If given 20 minutes, use 10.
“It is the insecure who feel they must spend every bit of time allotted to them to embellish their record; […]
The Seven Sins that make us verbose
“Why BRIEF? In our attention-deficit economy, being brief is what’s desperately needed and rarely delivered. When we fail to be […]
Why are most meetings boring? No conflict.
Meetings are a lot like movies, Patrick shows: they run about the same amount of time and involve sitting down. […]
Pause and see what you’re curious about. Take away a quote or a recommendation!
I cuddle up with books whenever possible. When I read, I am fascinated, expanded, energised, and clear. Yet, a week […]
The big bang theory of sex and spontaneity
I can’t help noticing the discrepancy between the attention they devote to these chores and the lack of attention they […]
Continue to try in the face of failure
Whatever label it goes by, [design thinking] is an approach to problem solving that is distinguished by a few key […]
The downside of freedom is choices
Do you want more choices? Most of us would say yes. Whether its for pricing plans, website design, menu items, […]
Deliver happiness to everyone, including ourselves
I thought about how easily we are all brainwash by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume […]
We are information insecure
Like American tourists in Europe racing from site to site with barely a moment to take a picture or talk […]
Three breeds of feedback
The very first task in assessing feedback is figuring out what kind of feedback we are dealing with. Bradly, feedback […]
Do you want to start writing a book, or actually write one?
The first thing that you’ll what to do is ask yourself “is your priority for you to enjoy yourself or […]