Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, tells us that people become unhappy if they have too many options in life. The problem with options is that choosing any path can leave you plagued wit...
Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information
Caring about the quality of your work causes stress. Stress can kill you. Maintain good health by remembering that the stockholders are complete strangers who have never done anything for you.
Conversation is more than the sum of the words. It isalso a way of signaling the importance of another person byshowing your willingness to give that person your rarestresource: time. It is a way of c...
Dogbert to DilbertMy invention can detect human stupidity. It has a very simple interface. All I do is point it at people.
Es gibt zwei Arten von Menschen: intelligente und attraktive Leute wie Sie [...] und die sechs Milliarden Idioten, die uns im Weg herumstehen.
Every generation before us believed, like Snickers, that it had things figured out. We now know that every generation before us was wrong about a lot of it. Is it likely that you were born at the tipp...
Everything that motivates living creatures is based onsome weakness or flaw. Hunger motivates animals. Lustmotivates animals. Fear and pain motivate animals. A Godwould have none of those impulses. Hu...
Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational.
Focus on your diet first and get that right so you have enough energy to want to exercise.
Happiness has more to do with where you are heading than where you are.
If eating a healthy diet feels unpleasant, you’re doing it wrong. And you’re wasting your limited stockpile of willpower.
If you see something that impresses you, a decent respect to humanity insists you voice your praise.
In the long run, any system that depends on your willpower will fail.
Men believe value is created by accomplishment, and they have objectives for the women in their lives. If awoman meets the objectives, he assumes she loves him. If she fails to meet the objectives, he...
Our arrogancecauses us to imagine special value in this temporary collectionof molecules. Why do we perceive more spiritual valuein the sum of our body parts than on any individual cell inour body? Wh...
Recapping my skill set: I have poor art skills, mediocre business skills, good but not great writing talent, and an early knowledge of the Internet. And I have a good but not great sense of humor. I’m...
The ability to work hard and make sacrifices comes naturally to those who know exactly what they want.
The elderly are spooky when they degenerate intoreflections of their younger selves. They say things thatmake sense on some grammatical level, but it’s not alwaysconnected to reality.
The great thing about reading diverse news from the fields of business, health, science, technology, politics, and more is that you automatically see patterns in the world and develop mental hooks upo...
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