Why is it so hard to stay consistent?
I’m planning to write more, to publish, maybe daily and it has me thinking about the topic of consistency. So maybe you want to write more too, or study more, or get to the gym, or prioritize something in your life that you’ve left by the wayside.
5 Mental Models to Remove (Some of) the Confusion from Parenting
We often talk about mental models in the context of business, investing, and careers. But mental models can also help with other areas, like parenting. Here are 5 principle-based models you can apply to any family, any situation, and any child.
Why is ambition important?
The slate was down to two candidates, each of whom had unique strengths and limitations. The committee chair offered a fascinating observation of them, saying, 'One is too ambitious, and the other isn’t ambitious enough'. When I probed to better understand her concerns, she described a host of traits spanning each candidate's degree of self-interest, achievement orientation, self-awareness, and concern for others. In short, the candidate labeled 'too ambitious' had been overly assertive about the financial growth of the company and the candidate labeled 'not ambitious enough' had spoken too much about their family and personal interests.
Being a good father means rethinking masculinity
Michael Ian Black on how to raise better men.
5 Things to Do When You Have Too Many Ideas and Never Finish Anything
In 2003, Sheena Iyengar, Psychologist and Professor at Columbia Business School, conducted an 800,000 employee strong study, to investigate the effects that adding more investment choices had on their participation in retirement saving plans. At the end of the study period, the researchers gathered the data and plotted the results to answer the question: would more employees participate in retirement saving plans, if more investment choices were made available to them? As we’d predict, the answer is yes. Afterall, more choice is better. And so, this would be the researchers conclusion.
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