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The NASA Paradox In 2008, Dan Markovitz was meeting with a group of R&D engineers at a high tech company. The engineers began complaining about

Encourage people to do something for its own sake, not for its benefits.

Feeling disillusioned by ... almost everything? You're not alone. That angst actually has a name.

Steve J. Martin, coauthor of “The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence,” on the little things that persuade.

When I moved to the Bay Area in 2007 to run the Wikimedia Foundation, the first thing that struck me was the eerie absence of women.

I’ve posted about getting people to like you, winning arguments and FBI methods for negotiation — but let’s take it to the next level. There are ways to deal with people who are difficult but brass tacks here, folks: most of the people who cause you problems aren’t going anywhere.

Caleb Wilde wants to reacquaint us all with the uncomfortable, eye-opening realities of death.

In 1997 Apple launched a new advertising slogan: Think Different, celebrating the crazy ones like Picasso, Gandhi, Einstein and others. In hindsight this may have been the turning point, as they recovered from being lost and near bankruptcy to become one of the largest and most iconic companies in the world. In 2010 Derek Sivers gave a great…

Duke professor and bestselling author Dan Ariely reveals research backed insights on how to be efficient with your time at work and at home.

Researchers have discovered the quickest way to tell if someone is a narcissist: Simply ask them.

Alex Blumberg in real life sounds just like Alex Blumberg on the radio. If you've ever listened to This American Life, the massively popular weekly radio show, or Planet Money, NPR's excellent...

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Chris Lema writes for the WordPress community, one of the most popular website platforms. People pay him for his consulting time. Or do they? In this article, Chris reminds a lot of us who get hired to provide advice, coaching, or consulting to clients that people aren't really paying for our time. They are paying for theirs.

This article point out how major advances in professiknal development in manfacturing and sports have led to incredible performance advances in those fields. And yet, many fields and professionals struggle with this. Its interesting how the "I'm/we're done learning" still permeates many fields, including some (like education) that should know better. What's the attitude like of the people in your organization for contiuned professional development? Of course everyone gives it lip service, but even in 2014, so many have yet to embrace this. A potentially, huge competitive advantage to groups and organizations who invest in this seriously, especially in industrirs where it's not standard practice.

Intelligent and imaginative tales of love, loneliness, loyalty, loss, friendship, and everything in between.

US-based toy company Budsies can make any child a toy designer by transforming their drawings into real, accurately recreated plushies. Now, any child can experience the magic of seeing their fantasy characters come to life!

Prioritizing is easy. Triaging is hard.

Ira Glass is a writer, producer, storyteller, performer, and a familiar voice. His show This American Life has set the contemporary standard of nonfiction radio shows, and has influenced and inspired countless others to grab a mic and give podcasting a try.

“November 19th, 2014 · Be the first to comment The Internet Heretic I previously admitted that I don’t web surf and that I’ve never had a social media account.” From “It’s Okay to Be Bad at E-mail” Cal Newport http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StudyHacks/~3/evpzqHqTfK8/

The public radio show This American Life is at once old school and ahead of its time. A weekly hourlong program divided into acts, the show’s stock-in-trade are character-driven stories that are long on surprising plot twists.  On its face, a weekly radio documentary program might seem like a holdover...

LeBron James won't let his kids play the sport, and neither will these current and former NFL players.