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We Do Actually Use Less Than 10% Of Our Brain, According To Research
The 10% brain “myth” states that humans only use a fraction of their brain’s potential. This 130-year-old idea is thought to date back to the 1890s…
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Beware: The Dave Chappelle Salt Trap Turns Your Best Success Into Your Worst Failure
Picture this. The year is 2005. From the outside, it looks like Dave Chappelle is at the top of his career. He’s 32 years old, and his “Chappelle’s…
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Raw Truth: My Top Lesson From A Bittersweet Decade in Thought Leadership
Personal Note: Today's musings are a departure from my usual style.
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People Who Change Their Opinion "Too Much" Are More Likely To Succeed, According To Research
Staking out an opinion and holding on to it no matter what is celebrated—so much so that it has its own slogans: “Stay the course.” “Defy the critics…
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A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points
—Alan Kay
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Future Shock: This Is What Happens When Humans Can No Longer Adapt To The Modern World, According To Research
Personal Note: This article is different than my normal ones on this newsletter.
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Research: The 90/10 Rule Explains Why Some Ideas Survive And Other Ideas Die
One of the most interesting, but unknown studies on virality that I’ve read in the last 10 years is this one…
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6D Thinking: Bezos, Musk, & Buffett Learn Faster And Better Because They See Learning Differently
Over my last 8 years of writing about history’s most influential innovators and successful entrepreneurs (Thomas Edison, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Ray…
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So Passionate You Never Stop Improving: The Secret Behind the Success Of Asimov, Jobs, Seinfeld, Oprah, Buffett, Newton, And All The Greats
The top performers in the history of art, science, entrepreneurship, and leadership all swear by the power of Infinite Devotion.
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Harvard Researcher Provides The Best Explainer Of The Best "Hidden" Mental Model
The End Of History Illusion from Harvard researcher Daniel Gilbert changed my life. So much so that I consider it one of the top 5 mental models worth…
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Viktor Frankl: Most Therapy Is A Psychological Tranquilizer
In this 1963 interview clip, Viktor Frankl shares this controversial idea: Most psychotherapy is a "psychological tranquilizer." In other words, in his…
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The Viktor Frankl Achievement Paradox Silently Sabotages People's Lives
I send out a free and inspiring video lesson every Monday-Wednesday from a famous thought leader in order to help you create blockbuster content that is…
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