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We can agree that Isaac Newton didn't invent gravity. It was here all along, but he gets some credit for naming it and describing it. And Columbus definitely didn't discover North Ameri ...

Peeves make lousy pets. They undermine us and put us on edge. But quirks? Little eccentricities we see in the world that offer a cost-free smile. Habits or interactions that always make us a little ...

I'm workshopping a new book. For the last few months, I've been feverishly writing a book about strategy. Strategy for individuals, small organizations and large ones as well. Strategy ...

Creativity is about hope and possibility. It gives us a chance to make things better. Plenty has been written about the sad iPad ad that Apple just apologized for. It wasn't just out of chara ...

In any creative endeavor, it's possible to define success as the big win, the moment when your dreams match reality. Success is the end of imposter syndrome, stability and finally making it t ...

Does your brand have a personality? When people expect you to act a certain way, you have a brand. And that expectation is worth understanding. Can you help us understand whether you're a cat ...

Every since there has been high school, there has been the instinct to read the Cliffs Notes. The internet took this idea, added a gratuitous semicolon and perfected Too Long; Didn't Read. Th ...

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Try to imagine the you of twenty years ago holding a Rabbit R1, or using a cell phone or being a ...

Some restaurants keep a photo of the local reviewer in the kitchen. The thinking is that if someone notices she's in the building, everyone can up their game. And some musicians wait eagerly ...

but hurry. The words matter. Rushing has a built-in excuse. Rushing pushes us to skip steps or ship junk. But hurrying acknowledges how precious this moment in time is. It honors our good fo ...