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It’s interesting how some of the newest, fastest-growing employers make a point of offering such amenities as free food and snacks, foosball tables in the break room, and corporate policies in support of continuing education, remote work, and paid time off. But staying in tune with the culture involves more than going along with any […]

It’s not very charitable of me, but I’m firmly of the opinion that some people are more intelligent than others. And I’m also aware that some people – no matter where they are on the intelligence spectrum – routinely work hard to use more of their native brain power than most others do. But that

Statistics show that people today are more stressed than ever before. Not only are we facing serious problems and striving for higher goals, the pace of life itself has accelerated – and shows no signs of slacking off. As a result, the evolutionarily “legacy” systems in your brain, and mine, that we have always depended

Life’s not perfect. Stuff hits the fan. Things go wrong. Miscommunication happens. People mess up. You mess up. For most people, there are pretty much endless opportunities to feel “down” or “bad” about some or all of your work and your life. You can’t avoid them. But you can improve your reaction to them. Whenever

In previous posts here and here, I wrote about ways to make better decisions. I received a lot of positive feedback on those posts, as well as requests for more information on the topic. Obviously, it’s an expansive topic worthy of a complete book, and more. I’m not inclined to write one right now, or

Everyone lies. It’s a part of human society. Most of these lies pass unnoticed. In fact, research shows that even the best-trained investigators and detectives fail to recognize nearly half the lies people tell them. Among the lies that are recognized, many are harmless, and many of the others do not require a rebuttal. That

In previous posts, here and here, I’ve detailed some of the specific tactics you can use to significantly increase your chances of negotiating successfully. But people keep writing in to ask for more. As always, I’m happy to comply. This time around, however, I’m focusing less on techniques and more on increasing your level of

As you expand your productivity and stretch your level of success, the size and scope of the projects you tackle are likely to increase. Unless you develop your project management capabilities to keep pace, you’ll eventually bump up against your limits and risk dropping the ball on a major project. To help make sure you’re

“A Republic, if you can keep it!”

The internet is full of simple self-improvement content, most of which is either entirely obvious or impossibly optimistic. So I thought I’d jump into that topic and try to offer some ideas that are simpler and more meaningful than most. Here are a few ideas intended to push you farther along the track toward becoming