How do I get better at giving feedback?
This week, we’ll look closer at a subject that seems simple in principle, but in practice can be quite tricky.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Scott Adams, the famous creator of Dilbert, has made a very good living by understanding and revealing human psychology. In How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Adams shares “the strategy he has used since he was a teen to invite failure in, embrace it, then pick its pocket.” Among the unlikely truths he offers, you’ll discover that goals are for losers, passion is bullshit, and mediocre skills can make you valuable.
How to Manage Expectations to Maximize Happiness
Researcher Robb Rutledge says that expecting too much of your future experiences, including vacations, may be contributing to unhappiness.
How To Simply Simplify Your Life
Deciding what’s important and what’s not is the key to simplifying. Values and beliefs are different, from person to person. Your version of simple and mine are probably very different, however, the fundamentals remain the same. It comes down to what we find easy and useful in our lives and what is difficult and complex.
41 Short Rules for a Good Life From Influential Philosophers
A good life involves cultivating ethics, friendship, love, wisdom, courage, self-confidence and acceptance. Philosophers have long argued that we can live a good life by following certain rules and principles. While there is no one set of rules that will ensure a good life, following some general principles can help us lead a more meaningful life.
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