10 Books You Should Read in 2022
1. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life “Models are the gravitational centers around which our social lives turn. It’s more important to understand this now than at any other time in history. If you look hard enough, you will find a model (or a set of models) for almost everything-your personal style,…
8760 Hours: How Humans Spend Their Most Valuable Resource
Time is our most valuable and least renewable resource. Everybody has the same amount, but nobody ever seems to have enough Unlike money, you can’t save time in an interest-bearing account where the amount you have increases because of compound interest We download productivity apps, implement productivity hacks and read time management books to save…
100 True Fanatics
10 years ago, Kevin Kelly said that if 1000 true fans supported your work, and each paid you $100 a year, you could earn a living, not a fortune. But the internet is different today. People are overwhelmed by information overload Their inboxes are flooded with blogs, podcasts, and newsletters, and their social feeds are…
21 Life Lessons I’ve Learned in 2021
Every person I’ve interviewed in the past 10 years has taught me invaluable lessons about what it means to live your life with intention, meaning, and purpose. But, knowledge only becomes wisdom when we reflect on what we’ve learned. I create a list of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned from podcasts guests every year…
11 Rules For Creating Value in the Creator Economy
Even though the title of this article has the word rules in it, you should treat them as recommendations for success in the creator economy. All advice is more effective when you apply the principles in an original context.
Why Most Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Don’t
Most ideas fail because people are building products their customers don’t want. Learn how to make sure you ideas don’t fail in this article.
The Science of Detecting Bullshit
John Petrocelli is the author of The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit, a professor at Wake-Forest College, and director of the Bullshit Studies Lab (yes, that’s the real name). In this interview, he explains the definition of bullshit, why we are so susceptible to it, and how we can detect it.
How to Use Reverse Engineering to Replicate Someone Else’s Success
Ron Friedman is the author of Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. In this interview, he shares an often overlooked story about what it takes to achieve at the highest levels and how to use principles of reverse engineering. Reverse Engineering: An Untold Story About High Achievement Photographer: Graham Ruttan…
The Fundamentals of Power
When we understand the fundamentals of power, it’s something available to all of us. But only if we know what it is, how it works, and how to shift it in our favor. Julie Battilana grew up in Marsay, France, in a family of Italian immigrants. Early on, she recognized an unfair division of labor…
Three Systems Every Creator Needs to Build
Every creator needs a personal knowledge management, content creation and content promotion system. This article will teach how they work and how to build yours.
