No one’s perfect. But it’s not just bad habits and poor choices that hold us back from chasing our dreams. Attention-hogging hobbies, not-quite-suitable jobs, and everyday life can lead us to become out of touch with our own deep drive for success. Touch base with your inner achiever and make sure you’re on the right […]
How to Survive Your Next Performance Evaluation
No one wants to be criticized, whether it’s in a performance evaluation or in an argument at home. But feedback is a good thing—and if we can learn to control our kneejerk negativity upon hearing it, we’d all be better off. Here are two key insights from THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK, our latest release. Key […]
Weekend Wisdom – Switch Off Your Autopilot
Goal-setting is a crucial element of success. But not all goals are created equal. In THE CODE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MIND, Vishen Lakhiani offers a simple test you can apply to make sure that you’re pursuing the best possible objectives: make sure your goals don’t rely on the actions of others. The best goals and ambitions are […]
Optimize Your Hustle
Advice on time management and productivity is its own industry, offering an approach to suit every personality. But the abundance creates its own problem: finding the time to sort through all the options. Our new Instaread Original cuts the fat, describing how to establish rituals of success and other tested techniques to help you save […]
The Face of Space Tourism
Later this year, Virgin Galactic hopes to launch its first commercial flight into space. Who better to be its first tourist than the maverick billionaire Richard Branson, founder of the company and lifelong lover of extreme adventures? Behind the flashy headlines, Branson has perfected the formula for turning his hobbies and interests into enormously successful companies. […]
Are You a Tactical Communicator?
It’s tough to communicate well under pressure. Stressful situations bring out our argumentative sides, but debate is rarely the best tool to get what you want. As a police officer with a black belt in judo and a PhD in English literature, George J. Thompson developed sharp, yet subtle, tactics for having productive conversations with […]
Weekend Wisdom – How to Learn From Your Mistakes
Some of our most valuable learning experiences can come from our worst missteps. But business culture, with its incessant focus on productivity and achievement, often encourages us to bury mistakes—or, at the very least, to move on from them as quickly as possible. Academics suggest that this approach is self-defeating. Instead, businesses should take the time […]
Crazy Enough to Work
Are you shooting down your team’s best ideas? Success can lead us to dismiss breakthrough projects that seem too radical or expensive—but that’s where the path to innovation is. In LOONSHOTS, entrepreneur and physicist Safi Bahall describes how to question the cautious instincts that are holding you back. See why it was named one of the best […]
Win Over Your Toughest Audience
Parenting is a source of deep and enduring joy. But let’s face it: as cute as little kids can be, they’re also way too emotional. (And irrational. And bad at listening.) How can we learn to better negotiate with these tiny tyrants when they refuse to eat, behave, or go to bed? Our Instaread on […]
How to Crowdsource Happiness
This isn’t science fiction. The people you pass on the street have the ability to unlock powerful biological reactions in your body, triggering the release of hormones that make you feel happier for the rest of the day. These scientifically significant boosts from interactions with friendly strangers help shape our physical and mental health. Learn more […]