Tag: advice
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Geniuses Fail More Than You Do
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. Edison held 1,093 patents. Picasso made 13,800 works. Research shows the best creators didn’t have a better success rate — they just produced more. Here are their stories.
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Being Blunt *cough* Straightforward is a Superpower
People say “blunt.” I say I’m straightforward. I say I’m candid. “Blunt” is what people call you when they’re put off by what you said. “Candid” is what they say once they appreciate the honesty. I prefer blunt people. I prefer candor. My number one reason: you don’t have to guess what they’re thinking. They
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Not Good is Better Than Bad? Most of the Time
The way you say things matters. To make sure the feedback you are giving someone is heard, you need to avoid triggering the ego. Try not to say things in such a way that would make them defensive. Why? Because you not only want them to hear what you had to say but do something
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The Article I Didn’t Mean to Write
This is not the article that I meant to write—there is a different idea screaming at me to come out—but this is the one that won me over on the walk I just took. Hopefully, there is time within the day to let both ideas make a crash landing onto the screen. People need to
