“ FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, people from every corner of the planet have flocked to New York City for the reason Frank Sinatra immortalized: to prove they could make it. The allure, the prestige, the strugg… Shane Snow
“ Counterintuitively, however, Informal mentoring, Underhill found, produced a larger and more significant effect on career outcomes than formal mentoring. Shane Snow
“ By itself, one small win may seem unimportant, writes Dr. Karl Weick in a seminal paper for American Psychologist in 1984. A series of wins at small but significant tasks, however, reveals a pattern t… Shane Snow
“ THINK OF THE WAY a stretch of grass becomes a road. At first, the stretch is bumpy and difficult to drive over. A crew comes along and flattens the surface, making it easier to navigate. Then, someone… Shane Snow
“ Research from Brunel University shows that chess students who trained with coaches increased on average 168 points in their national ratings versus those who didn’t. Though long hours of deliberate pr… Shane Snow
“ Luck is often talked about as being in the right place at the right time. But like a surfer, some people—and companies—are adept at placing themselves at the right place at the right time. They seek o… Shane Snow
“ For the billionaires, champagne baths every morning and new Lamborghinis every afternoon couldn’t deplete the fathomless amount of cash on hand. Your entire philosophy of money changes, writes author… Shane Snow
“ A filmmaker made a short documentary about this happy-go-lucky teenager on death row, called My Last Days. It showed Zach living happily, hanging out with his family, and playing music. Everybody love… Shane Snow
“ The difference between Franklin’s unconventional work and Abagnale’s was that the former managed to create value for others while the latter cheated others. Franklin’s approach was a lateral solution… Shane Snow
“ No matter the medium or method, giving is the timeless smartcut for harnessing superconnectors and creating serendipity. Shane Snow
“ Google was in the water when the waves of Internet traffic came because it was tinkering with new ideas under the umbrella of Google’s famous 20% Time. 20% Time is not Google indigenous. It was borrow… Shane Snow
“ Effort for the sake of effort is as foolish a tradition as paying dues. How much better is hard work when it’s amplified by a lever? Platforms teach us skills and allow us to focus on being great, rat… Shane Snow
“ We’re multiplying our capabilities as a civilization and yet we still accept the notion that important societal progress, like combating inequality and crime—or even innovating in government and medic… Shane Snow
“ True success is not defined by how much money do I make, how well do I speak, how well do I deal with the subjects I deal with, he says. But how great of a father I am. Shane Snow
“ They called the results a paradox of failure. It turns out that the surgeons who botched the new procedure tended to do worse in subsequent surgeries. Rather than learning from their mistakes, their s… Shane Snow
“ Oscar Wilde once said, Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. The mourners at Startup Funeral are among the many people in the American technology culture who regularly celebrate sai… Shane Snow
“ Not every astronaut struggled postspace like Buzz Aldrin did. Several parlayed sideways rather than stopping their momentum. Earth orbiter John Glenn went into politics. Alan Shepard, America’s first… Shane Snow
“ New ideas emerge when you question the assumptions upon which a problem is based (in this case: it’s that you can only help one person). Shane Snow
“ Michelle Phan grew up in California with her Vietnamese parents. The classic American immigrant story of the impoverished but hardworking parents who toil to create a better life for the next generati… Shane Snow
