Dave's Library

Seth Godin

“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none. Zero.” — Charlie…

James Clear

It’s certainly possible. But it’s unlikely you could learn to ride a bike by watching a lot of videos about it. Or teach a toddler to walk. In fact, it’s unlikely that you could l…

The belief that interests arrive fully formed can lead people to limit their pursuit of new fields.

A trigger prompts a cycle. And a cycle might go on longer than it should. The first spoonful of ice cream can trigger a cycle of binge eating that you regret later. The silence of walking into an e…

A popular theory that some people learn better visually or aurally keeps getting debunked.

Adam Grant

Seven years ago, I shared a secret about juggling: Throwing is more important than catching. If you’re good at throwing, the catching takes care of itself. Emergency response is overrated com…

A major new study questions the common wisdom about how we should choose our careers.

I came across recently Morten Hansen in Coaching for Leaders […]

Step into your “yikes zone,” then break anxiety-producing and overwhelming tasks into small, doable pieces.

But maybe don’t do it in public.

One of the biggest challenges leading a group of developers is keeping the team updated on everything that I can see. As time flies by in meeting after meeting it is easy to forget that I am the eyes and ears for those on my team. Until recently I had

TED talks are great, but there’s a point where they all seem too similar, or are just taxing to muddle through. If you’d still like to enjoy a smart, engaging talk now and again but you’ve had enough of TED, here are some alternative to boost your brain.

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus". ...

If you're watching videos with your preschooler and would like to do so in a safe, child-friendly environment, please join us at http://www.sesamestreet.org ...

Resilience is a set of skills—and psychologists know how you can learn them.

The benefits go beyond reading more.

Debunking three common misconceptions.