We are surrounded by endless knowledge, yet more often than we’d like, we are starving for wisdom. We are exposed to countless strategies and solutions to every problem under the sun, yet too often, we don’t apply them. Slow down to treat […]
Ninety percent of my best ideas come in the shower. That too when I am not even looking for them. Whenever I am faced with a difficult problem or have a bad case of writer’s block, I take a shower. The shower […]
Two questions you need to ask yourself. A few years ago, I read a book by Seth Godin called “The Dip.” It had a huge impact on me. The dip is the lull in the excitement that happens after the rush of starting […]
When I was learning to draw, I read a phrase somewhere, that was weird but powerful. “Embrace the suck.” I instantly knew this will be my new mantra. In order to become good at our craft, we have to, not just accept […]
If you haven’t come across Make Something Wonderful, a new eBook on Steve Jobs’s life, created by Jony Ive and Laurene Powell to celebrate his life, I suggest you do so. It is FREE, and it is brilliant. In creating the book, Jony […]
I first learned about the concept of exploring and exploiting from Austin Kleon, who in turn learned it from Derek Thompson’s reports on research into what causes “hot streaks” in careers in The Atlantic. Thompson breaks down the complex idea into three words, […]