What Do Successful People Have In Common? 8 Things.
sy Busy Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, examines the work habits of over 150 of the greatest writers, artists and scientists. What did they all have in common? A relentless pace of work. Via Daily Rituals: How Artists Work “Sooner or later,” Pritchett writes, “the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.” What did Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer find when he looked at high achievers like LBJ and Robert Moses? 60-65…
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Are You Making The Most Out Of Life? Here’s How You Can.
en Does "More" Finally Become "Enough"? You probably have far more now than you ever had in the past but you're probably not much happier. And, instinctively, we think the problem can still be fixed by more. More of whatever. More money. More food. More things. Generically, more. We're not even sure what we need more of, but whatever we have now sure as hell isn't doing it so turn it up to 11, Bertha. This isn't an anti-capitalist rant…
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4 Books That Will Make You Happy And Successful
at is the good life? That's the primary question I'm trying to answer with this blog. Shortcuts and lifehacks are great. Surprising trivia is nice. But how can we really live great lives? I don't have time for much less. And I don't like corny fluff. I want answers backed by research, expertise or deep insight. Here are four books that really helped me. And I think they'll help you too. Find Direction In Life What is it? Clayton…
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10 Life Lessons You Can Learn From The Smartest Older People
ve posted before about research into the most important life lessons we can learn from older people, taken from Karl Pillemer's excellent book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans. Here's another take on the same subject: Before the 50th reunion of Harvard Business School's class of 1963 they asked them what lessons they would pass on to younger people. This isn't firm scientific research -- but we ignore it at our peril. We can learn much about life…
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How To Be More Confident: 5 Research Backed Methods
one doubts the value of confidence. In fact, research shows people often prefer confidence over actual expertise. G. Richard Shell teaches at the Wharton School and his book Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success has a great chapter on how to be more confident. Here's what you need to know. Surround Yourself With People Who Believe in You I've posted a lot about how the power of context can improve behavior. And people are a part of that. When you're told you're…
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Is It Possible To Live Forever? How To Live A Long, Healthy Life
is it possible to live forever? The person with the longest confirmed lifespan is Jeanne Clement. She lived to be 122 and died in 1997. Imagining living that long almost makes your head hurt. This lady met Vincent Van Gogh. In person. For real. And was around to see the internet too. Imagine your retirement age and middle age being the same thing. She was still riding her bicycle everywhere until 100. Lived on her own until 110. And there's pretty…
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The 4 Scientific Ways To Become Luckier
sounds crazy at first: How can you possibly become luckier? But it turns out luck isn't chance and magic. There's a science behind it. Richard Wiseman studied very lucky people to figure out what they had in common. In his book, Luck Factor, he explains the four principles you can use to increase luck in your life. 1) Maximize Opportunities It makes intuitive sense: if you lock yourself in your house, how many exciting, serendipitous things are going to happen…
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8 Things Movies Can Teach You About Human Nature
studying what makes a great story you can learn a lot about human nature. Stories aren't just distractions -- our brains are wired for story and studies show they are a fundamental part of the way we perceive the world. Stories are how we form meaning in our lives and they are vital to everything from career to family to happiness. UCLA Film School professor Howard Suber's book The Power of Film is meant to teach cinematic storytelling -- but also conveys deep…
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