The power of deliberate mistaeks
Published: Wed, 03/29/23
Big companies make big mistakes all the time. For instance: In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company replaced Coca-Cola with a product called “New Coke”. They…
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Disturbing career advice from a Google exec
Published: Tue, 03/28/23
I stumbled on this LinkedIn post from a Google e ec (a big of a big cheese in "Google Land" by all accounts): I did a double take when I saw this.
can you change careers after 10 years?
Published: Mon, 03/27/23
Can a person who’s worked in one industry for 10 years start over in a completely new industry? Here are some reasons why they can’t:The longer you’ve…
Time Conqueror closes in 55 minutes
Published: Fri, 03/24/23
This week I’ve been promoting my Time Conqueror Challenge. And this is the last email I'll send about it. If you’re on the fence, let me tell you more…
Has the Buddha blessed Time Conqueror?
Published: Fri, 03/24/23
Came a comment from a reader last time Time Conqueror rolled into town (not sure she wants me to mention her name): Very good! In Email 5 you’ve…
How to engineer a surge of opportunities, options and choices
Published: Fri, 03/24/23
A big factor in my decision to quit my job was this: Taking a good, hard, honest look not just at all the things my job had given me (of which there…
A message from Seneca
Published: Thu, 03/23/23
Here’s Seneca with a golden gem: Everyone hustles his life along, and is troubled by a longing for the future and weariness of the present. So you…
Ignore every habit of Gwyneth, Elon, Ariana...and the rest of the un-idle rich
Published: Thu, 03/23/23
Here are a few time management and productivity habits from the rich, famous and downright peculiar (my lips are sealed on who's who): 1. Elon Musk…
Why bike-shedding sucks up your time like a blood-thirsty leech in an abattoir
Published: Thu, 03/23/23
A word of warning from one of the founding fathers of time management, Cyril Northcote Parkinson (creator of Parkinson’s Law and author of the book by…
How to avoid being dumped during a candlelit dinner
Published: Wed, 03/22/23
On one of my recent trips down the internet rabbit hole of doom, I stumbled on an article by an American journalist. The article told the befuddling…