These are the 5 ways to make your breaks more replenishing
Daniel Pink
How to Deal with Difficult People on Software Projects
Neil Green
One by one, the urgent goes away
Seth Godin
How to balance full-time work with creative projects
A guide to finding the right day job, protecting your time, and building creative habits by Jeffrey Silverstein. Illustrated by Sunny Eckerle.
To Get More Done, Focus on Environment, Expectations, and Examples
Make thoughtful, deliberate choices.
How vividly imagining your own death can help your next career move
Imagining what you would like to have said about you when you die could give you the blueprint for your future.
Colorado town overturns ban on snowball fights thanks to 9-year-old boy
Dane Best, who lives in the often snow-swept town of Severance, presented arguments at a town board meeting Monday night, and members voted unanimously to lift the ban
How to Be More Mindful at Work
David Gelles
This is how to talk to yourself
Daniel Pink
On Physician Burnout and the Plight of the Modern Knowledge Worker
Cal Newport
There’s Seldom Any Traffic on the High Road
When people are rude, our ego demands we respond in kind with a quick comeback or snide remark. If we give in, we might feel better in the short term, but pay a huge price in the long run. There’s a much better way to diffuse the situation, (and get what you want.)
Three Unexpected Reasons Why People Don't Ask Questions
Michael Bungay Stanier
The 7-Step Guide To Achieving Inbox Zero—And Staying There
Getting your email under control is the best thing you can do for your productivity. These strategies and tactics will make it happen.
This Mistake Dooms 75 Percent of TED Pitches, According to a TEDx Producer
A TED insider shares the most common mistakes that get pitches tossed in the "no" pile.
This is why many people don't love their jobs
Simon Sinek
Brené Brown on Blame
You are probably a bit of a blamer - most of us are. But why should we give it up? In this witty sequel to our most watched RSA Short, inspirational thinker ...
Encouraging diversity: Do we need to dial down the hierarchy?
Jeff Phipps
The three traits Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella looks for in leaders
His advice for leaders happens to double as life advice for anyone.
How Do You Respond When The Worst Happens?
Learning without doing
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 One Thing You Should NEVER Say in a Thank You Email After a Job Interview
A Helpful Guide to Reading Better
Reading more isn’t helpful if you can't retain and apply your new knowledge. This guide offers a system to help you read more deeply and remember what you read for years to come.
Hey (We’re Not All) Guys! Why I Don’t Use “You Guys”
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
A Simple Technique for Launching Your Project in 20 Minutes
How to Make a Big Decision
Have no fear. An emerging science can now help you choose.
Help Your Team Do More Without Burning Out
The key question is not “How can I push harder?” but “Where can I let go?”
Ambidextrous
Anthropologists have found that we’re very motivated to divide into teams, and once on a team, we’ll work hard to degrade the other team. Over the smallest differences. For the smallest…
What the Hell Happened to Darius Miles?
To Get Employees to Empathize with Customers, Make Them Think Like Customers
Games and simulations can help.
Instead of ‘finding your passion,’ try developing it, Stanford scholars say
The belief that interests arrive fully formed can lead people to limit their pursuit of new fields.