“What is measured, improves,” is an old piece of business wisdom. If you keep track of something, whether it is grades, weight, income or efficiency it usually will get better. This is a good piece of advice, but I feel it’s only half the story. If you end up measuring the wrong things, they might […]
How to Think For Yourself
Don’t be a buffalo. When buffalo were still common in North America, Native American hunters learned a trick to hunt the herd animals. Buffalo don’t look up when moving as a group. In fact, if a few buffalo in a herd were startled into running, the entire herd would charge, even if most of the […]
Friday Links 08-08-01
From the Web How to Read a Book (Hint: Do it Slowly) – Blogger Brad Bollenbach posts the anti-speed reading manifesto. His thoughts are that the amount you read isn’t nearly as important as the quality of what you read and the amount of mental digestion you can offer to a new book. Despite writing […]
The Vast, Unstatable Importance of a Positive Attitude
Note from Scott: Leo Babauta, head writer of Zen Habits, has offered to provide a guest post while I’m recovering. Check out Zen Habits for more great articles like this one. Or read the other popular articles he’s written for this website, Do Less to Be More Productive and 20 Procrastination Hacks. Photo courtesy of […]
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