I’m convinced that success and happiness are based primarily on one behavior: Doing what matters and not what doesn’t. What matters? That’s entirely up to you. Identify it, focus on it and don’t stray too much. It’s not a one-time thing, mind you. What matters to us changes over time. What[…] Read On
There is absolutely nothing absolute in my belief system. I kid you not. If you want to try to convince me that self-help books help, that Dennis Leary isn’t funny, that spending hours a day on Facebook makes you more connected, or that regulations are good for business, go for[…] Read On
After college I realized that, all the times I should have studied but didn’t, never really mattered. I still somehow managed to pull off two degrees and land a sweet job in the tech industry. A few years later, after telling a fellow engineer about the weekend’s wild escapades, he[…] Read On
There’s no doubt that gamers obsessed with playing Pokémon Go will end up walking into trees, stepping off curbs into traffic, and getting mugged at PokéStops in shady locations. And some moron will inevitably play while skateboarding, bike-riding or driving. It sounded like a good idea at the time. Right. Online games[…] Read On
The most important question in business used to be “What price will make customers buy?” But pricing decisions are quickly becoming a dynamic function of big data analytics that takes place way up in the cloud. Today, the big question in business is “What headline will make people click?” When I[…] Read On
I keep seeing articles and blog posts about how to stay motivated and motivate others. There’s talk about extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, carrots and sticks, inspiration, rewards, goals, unpredictability, habits … all sorts of mumbo jumbo. The latest nonsense is that business leaders need to find creative ways of making[…] Read On