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We evolved words on top of our primordial ability to have feelings. Words allow us to be specific, to understand a situation more completely and to teach. Our hunches and feelings still matter, but ...

Paul McGowan makes stereos. To paraphrase his insight: The musicality isn't a feature you add to an amplifier. It's what's left when you stop ruining it. To expand: Customer delig ...

Even if you're not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to be rewired. The top 10 most selective colleges in the US admit about 5% of those who apply.

Any gathering of more than two people involves compromise. Embracing this fact actually increases the utility of the event. It's a trap to commit to making it perfect for everyone-we en ...

If you're not sure of the difference, you're probably just doing your job. Perhaps, if you're fortunate, your job is in sync with your work. But most of the time, our work is some ...

If we choose you based on price, please don't be surprised if we leave the moment someone else uses the same tactic on you. Low price is a temporary refuge for a marketer who has run out of u ...

It took me thirty years to populate the bookshelf that's behind me in most of my videos. Most of us don't have the time or patience to do that. At the same time, the wonky computer-gene ...

It's possible you use social media to grow your business. Or to enhance your career. Or maybe it's to find delight and joy. When you add up all the tikking, tokking, tweeting and clicki ...

Not, "what do you think you can get?" Not, "what you'd be willing to live with" Instead: If you were willing to be on the hook for the responsibility (if it wor ...

Moore's Law was stated 60 years ago, but it only became a law once its predictions came true. The reason that your laptop doesn't cost as much as your house is that computer chips get r ...