From the Web How to criticize without being a jerk – Another useful article from Leo of ZenHabits, this time about how to give kind criticism. When I wrote my article about how to get honest feedback, many people took that as a sign that I approved of giving brutal honesty to others. I strive […]
Friday Links 07-09-28
From the Web TED – Hundreds of individual speeches from thought-leaders around the world. Easy, 10-20 minute digestible chunks means you get great content without having to schedule a huge chunk of your day for it. I’ve spend the past month or so watching a few dozen of the excellent speeches there. Cognitive Dissonance – […]
Friday Links 07-09-20
From the Web Specializing is for Suckers – Tim Ferriss points out the Top 5 Reasons to Be a Jack of All Trades. I thought this was a great post to counter all those “stick to your talents” people who call themselves experts. Personally, I believe that Ben Casnocha‘s suggestion of the T-Model (specializing in […]
Friday Links 07-09-14
From the Web 7 Stupid Thinking Errors You Probably Make – A popular article I did for lifehack, as part of my new favorite subject of cognitive biases and heuristics. 5 Signs You Are On Autopilot – Peter sent me this article and I’m glad I read it. I particularly like his comment about leaving […]
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