“Driving is not about getting the car going in the right direction. Driving is about constantly paying attention, making a little correction this way, a little correction that way.” Kent Beck, creator of Agile programming. The nice thing about co-authoring a book is that someone else writes half of it. [Keep reading]
Use email outside of work, and odds are 1 in 2 that you experienced a lot of stress yesterday. Maybe that’s no surprise, but it’s still more evidence that your smartphone might be killing you. Even worse: It’s killing you softly. People who work outside of work *think* their lives [Keep reading]
There’s an epidemic of stuck in America. It shows up in the economic data, of course, but more important, it’s really hitting folks’ lives hard. A new survey by Rasmussen College found that more than half of U.S. adults “say they don’t have significant growth opportunities in their current positions.” [Keep reading]
Feel an urge to check Facebook one more time before diving into this story? Do it. A little hungry? Grab a bite to eat. Use the restroom if that’s on your mind. Cold? Grab a blanket. OK, now that those things are out of the way, let’s talk about distraction. [Keep reading]
A Mother’s heart has to be big, and endure many things, but among the most painful — seeing your young adult child thrash about, unable to find a clear path to happiness. Jobs aren’t everything, of course, but the 20s are all about finding satisfying work that pays the bills [Keep reading]
During numerous appearances on CNBC last year, producers there gave me a pet name. “Big Data Hater.” Whenever they wanted to do a segment on the wonders of Big Data, they trotted out experts talking about how much money was to be made by dumping everything into a spreadsheet. Then [Keep reading]
We all talk about timing as if it’s the most powerful force on Earth. Bad Timing, for example. can ruin a good love affair, or a great product. Everyone knows this. Yet very few try to do anything about it. Humans are helpless, you might think, when confronted with the [Keep reading]
Today, I discuss the third reason people get stuck in life, this time in a more mechanical, practical way. Skip ahead to buy the book or the online course. Step functions, choke points, erosion, mystery ingredients – read on and you’ll be surprised how often your life ends up in [Keep reading]
Today, I discuss the second reason people get stuck in life. Skip ahead to buy the book or the online course. All our concepts are borrowed from math and science, and the greedy algorithm is lifted right from higher math textbooks. Formally, it means that systems (and people) [Keep reading]
Why people get stuck half-way to great, and the new science of breaking barriers Familiarity breeds contempt. It also breeds invisibility, which is a much bigger problem. If you think it’s crazy to do the same thing every day expect different results, I’m here to tell you that would [Keep reading]
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