Productivity
When being an “expert” is harmful
A Smart Bear
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In an all-hands discussion at Austin Texas’s premier startup incubator Capital Factory, one of the founders started a question with a well-worn preamble: “A bunch of mentors told me the same thing abo...
Slow is beautiful
Tim Stoddart
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Before my grandfather died, one of the last things he told me was “slow is beautiful.” He had been sober for 30 years when he passed, and during the early stages of my own recovery, he was one of the ...
How to think like a genius (the map of all knowledge)
Dan Koe
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The mark of a free individual is that they get what they want in life. This requires them to learn how to learn, how to earn, and how to think. The last one – how to think – is the most important beca...
How to instill urgency in your team
The Uncommon Executive
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A core job for leaders is motivating their teams to deliver high-quality work quickly. Many executives I coach are frustrated that their teams do not move with a sense of urgency. They feel that produ...
The ultimate productivity hack is focus
Farnam Street
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Focus is about saying no. Anyone can say no to bad ideas, but only a focused person will say no to good ideas. Focus is something that people consistently bring up as a key to success. When Warren Buf...