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The Kobayashi Effect: What a Kid Eating 50 Hotdogs Can Teach Us About Human Potential
Once someone accomplishes a seemingly impossible task, a psychological seal is broken, enabling others to complete the task even faster.
Read MoreNeil Gaiman’s Top 13 Writing Tips
Neil Gaiman’s writing tips can teach you how to craft better stories and characters. Here’s the best advice from his MasterClass.
Read MoreYou’re Halfway Done Once You’ve Spilled the First Droplets of Ink on the Page
Are you waiting to begin writing until you’ve worked out the kinks in your head? Here are four reasons why you should just start writing.
Read MoreUse This Simple Technique to Get More Out of Every Book You Read
For the past ten years, I’ve been experimenting with tactics to remember key takeaways from the 650 books I’ve read in that timespan.
Read MoreMargaret Atwood’s Top 13 Writing Tips
Margaret Atwood recorded a MasterClass to share writing advice. Here are the top 13 writing tips from her MasterClass.
Read MoreHow Dark Money, Political Think Tanks, and Billionaire Kingmakers Influence Our Political System
Jane Mayer’s book Dark Money unearths a number of appalling things about how money has corrupted American politics. Here are the highlights.
Read More5 Ways That Small Businesses Can Compete with Goliaths Like Amazon, Facebook, and Google
As an underdog, you can’t win on money. You can’t win on economies of scale. You can’t win on resources. You must win with people.
Read MoreMalcolm Gladwell’s Top 13 Writing Tips
Malcolm Gladwell’s MasterClass is full of writing advice that will help any writer. Here are his top tips for how to improve your craft.
Read MoreNatalie Goldberg’s Top 13 Writing Tips
Natalie Goldberg’s book “Writing Down the Bones” has sold over one million copies. Here’s her best advice from the book.
Read MoreHide Your Project in Secret Instead of Shouting About It
Be the person who works in humble, quiet isolation, then emerges from hibernation having completed something of substance.
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