Let Go of the Learning Baggage
We all want to learn better. That means retaining information, processing it, being able to use it when needed. More knowledge means better instincts; better insights into opportunities for both you …
Wisdom
Finite and Infinite Games: Two Ways to Play the Game of Life
If life is a game, how do you play it? The answer will have a huge impact on your choices, your satisfaction, and how you achieve success. *** James Carse, the Director of Religious Studies at New …
The Best of Goethe’s Aphorisms
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s (1749–1832) Maxims and Reflections is a terrific source of philosophical wisdom. The German writer, statesman, lawyer, playwright, and polymath was brilliant at distilling …
Maya Angelou on Living
Letters to My Daughter is both a simple and a complex read, which makes it at once engaging and thoughtful. Simple because we can see ourselves in the various stories it shares. Complex because it …
The Difference Between Open-Minded and Closed-Minded People
Why do some people seem to make constant progress in their professional and personal lives while others repeat the same mistakes? I think part of the answer is how they approach problems. It comes …
The Wrong Side of Right
One big mistake people repeatedly make is focusing on proving themselves right, instead of focusing on achieving the best outcome. I call this the wrong side of right. People never work as hard as …
J.K. Rowling On People’s Intolerance of Alternative Viewpoints
At the PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards, J.K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, received the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. Embedded in her acceptance speech is …
Seneca on Letting the Eminent Dead Guide You
There’s a core part of Charlie Munger’s operating system for life that we adhere to: Learn deeply from the eminent dead. Bathe in the wisdom of great people who lived before you. He calls …
An Important Life Lesson we can Learn from Sailors
A quick yet incredibly important quote today that adds to the wisdom of Andy Benoit and Joseph Tussman. … [W]e should not try to alter circumstances but to adapt ourselves to them as they really …
Ten Words That Forever Change How You View Leadership
“Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.” — Publilius Syrus It’s easy to lead when things are going well. It’s easy to take credit for success. It’s easy to look …
The Road Less Travelled: The Source of Many of the Ills of Mankind
This is a must read. Our view of reality is like a map with which to negotiate the terrain of life. If the map is true and accurate, we will generally know where we are, and if we have decided where …
The Iconic Think Different Apple Commercial Narrated by Steve Jobs
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… …
A Journey of Self Discovery
*** “Beautiful people do not just happen.” In her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert told her story of self-discovery in which she spent a year journeying through Italy, India, …
James Cash Penney and the Golden Rule
Many are unaware that the department store J.C. Penney was originally the work of a man named, appropriately, James Cash Penney. Penney was raised in Missouri by a father who doubled as a preacher and …
Recognizing Our Flaws is The Beginning of Wisdom
A short post today that packs a punch. The liberating power of humility is one we’ve covered before. In fact, it’s a concept that is core to understanding your Circle of Competence. Now …
Letting the World Do the Work for You
If you don’t see the world the way it is, you’ll think it works in a way that it doesn’t and make terrible mistakes. The key to getting what you want out of life is to identify how …