The long road to self-improvement.
Deliberate practice is a framework for improvement pioneered by Anders Ericsson and his 3 + decades of researching top performers in their respective fields. In the book Peak, author’s Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool give an in-depth analysis on what deliberate practice is, what it isn’t, the research surrounding it, and the hot button issues … Read more
Negotiation is a skill that it pays to know- literally! This post is based on the 8 best quotes from Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. You’ll be able to apply them immediately to improve your negotiation skills. 1. “Splitting the difference is wearing one black and one brown shoe, so don’t compromise.” This … Read more
Angela Duckworth’s Grit is one of those books that everyone should read. When That American Grind creates it’s mandatory reading list, Grit will be on it. Effort is what matters most. And you, yes you, already have the necessary attributes needed to grow your skills. Let’s jump into the quotes. (Quick note: The page numbers … Read more
Do you want to communicate more effectively using the written word? This post is for you. I’ll begin with a general summary of On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser. Next up, I’ll summarize the most important themes with some supporting examples. To finish off, I’ll share my overall view … Read more
Today we’re going to have a deeper look at the concept of ‘psychic entropy’ as introduced in Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. This post will explore the definition and effects of psychic entropy and then go over an effective strategy to help break its negative feedback loop. What is Psychic Entropy? … Read more
I’m sure you’ve experienced a moment when you’re totally ‘in the zone.’ Your attention is fully focused on what you’re doing – no thoughts about what you’re going to have for dinner. It might have happened during a sporting activity, at work, or while reading a book. You were 100% in the moment. This is … Read more
The Allegory of the Cave is a book from Plato’s The Republic and is presented as a dialogue between Socrates and Plato’s brother Glaucon. Unsurprisingly Socrates does the heavy lifting here, but without Glaucon bumping and setting we wouldn’t get to enjoy Socrates intellectual spikes. Here’s to you Glaucon. But First, Some Housekeeping Before we … Read more
Darren Hardy’s The Compound Effect lays out how radical change is born from the accumulative effect of small changes adhered to over a long period of time. As tempting as it may be to fantasize about dropping all our obligations to become the person we were meant to be, the reality is for most of … Read more