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The Blunder Years, Episode 4: From gun in mouth to human growth

At some point in late 2016, Sid Clevinger had a gun in his mouth and had lost $150,000. Now he’s doing much better. Here’s the journey. Continue Reading →

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“We don’t reward people for admitting they are wrong”

What if we viewed vulnerability as a strength? Continue Reading →

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No, no, no: Don’t put the high performer into management

High performer

The Turnover-Driving Joy Of The Brilliant Jerk. Continue Reading →

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Let’s end the high achiever myth

High Achiever

A partial explainer for Trump’s America, unfortunately. Continue Reading →

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Work problems: Achievement vs. fulfillment

Work Problems

Life isn’t black and white, and how we evaluate work can’t be either. Continue Reading →

Potential might matter more than achievement, via research from Zakary Tormala at Stanford

As a society, we broadly seem to value the young and virile — every year that you add is an opportunity for jokes about adding said years, and we take care (well, often) of the very old as if they… Continue Reading →