Like the common cold, an intern with a bad attitude might infect 5% of the people she interacts with. It's a nuisance, but tolerable. Things will get better on their own after a few days. …
Show up and do the work
Creative professionals show up and do the work no matter what. They don’t do it because they expect any recognition. They do it because it’s their job. A responsibility that must be fulfilled. If they …
Spinning my wheels
I rode my bike indoors yesterday. While visiting her parent's house, my wife found an old, unused CycleOps in the basement. She decided to bring it back to our apartment for us to borrow (for an …
Why novel ideas have the biggest critics
Repeated exposure to something often increases our trust or appreciation. Psychologists call this the mere exposure effect. It explains why most of us grow up disliking the taste of coffee until we …
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10 years to become an overnight success
YouTube began as a video version of an online dating website. (The)Facebook was a place for Harvard students to post photos of themselves and share class schedules. In the 1960s, Nintendo made …
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Learning how to deal with the imposter syndrome
Have you ever felt undeserving of an accomplishment? Or felt like you didn’t belong? There’s a name for this. It’s called the “imposter syndrome." It’s characterized by a pattern of self-doubt. …
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