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Seth’s Blog : Two ways to challenge the status quo
Slowly, or all at once. Culture shifts slowly. “People like us do things like this.” Seismic events may make...
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The reciprocity hustle
People are culturally wired to want to reciprocate. That’s one of the things that make a community function–someone does...
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Giving up These 6 Things Can Get You Closer to Doing Deep Work
Deep work is the holy grail of productivity. NakedPoppy CEO Jaleh Bisharat describes deep work perfectly. You know that...
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Seth’s Blog: Identity and ideas
We rarely do or say something intentionally that surprises us. That’s because we are in intimate contact with the...
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The Pygmalion Effect: Proving Them Right
If you expect a dazzling feat, you might just get one. Many people believe that their pets are...
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How to identify your personal strengths
A collection of the best advice and research I’ve seen Perhaps the most common approach to finding a...
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Seth’s Blog : Shortages, momentum and the search for meaning
A general malaise is not new. Sociologists have been writing about it since the Second World War. Today, of...
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How to Think: The Skill You’ve Never Been Taught
No skill is more valuable and harder to come by than the ability to critically think through problems. Schools...
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99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice
That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult — if you...
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No sense being a puppet, especially if you can’t be sure who is pulling the strings or why
You can’t beat the algorithm When a new medium shows up that allocates attention, someone comes out ahead....
