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A solid work ethic drives someone to show up, even when they'd rather not. If there's work on their desk, they'll take it on. Discipline, on the other hand, is the ability to say ...

If you memorize the steps, you have a direct, simple and fast path to obtain the result. Until the world changes. Even the tiniest shift in the system will render your memorization useless. On the ...

Teachers and organizations benefit from both, but they're not the same. Engagement is the delight we have when we lean into the process. Engagement happens when social media is optimized for ...

It's hard to build a house without a hammer. The hammer has been around for a long time, and thanks to its intuitive design, a user can get 70% of the benefit after less than ten minutes of i ...

Efficiency + Convenience. Not everything is industrialized. A backyard garden, a freelance editor, even a chef with a hands-on restaurant. These folks are building a practice and producing value, b ...

If three people are coming over for dinner, does that stress you out? What if it's 17? If you're giving a talk explaining your strategy to four people, does it feel like a high-risk eve ...

You can't. That's because toddlers don't understand what an argument is and aren't interesting in having one. Toddlers (which includes defensive bureaucrats, bullies, flat e ...

In a hurried world with infinite content, it's worth considering that you're no longer paid by the word when you write, in fact, you should pay for every extra word you use. Be as brief ...

It can take seven years to get a PhD. And a month to write a useful business plan or a year to write a book. And yet, when AI shows up, our mistake is thinking that if we can't find useful br ...

Let's get rid of science class in school. Instead, beginning in kindergarten, we could devote a class to curiosity and explanation. A class that persistently and consistently teaches kids to ...