I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. –Frederick Douglass
I can wait → Being able to plan long-term, play the long game, and not misallocate your resources. I can fast → Being able to withstand difficulties and disaster. Training yourself to be uncommonly re...
I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. —BISHOP DESMOND TUTU, South African cleric and...
His Message at a High School Commencement You guys are programmed to succeed. The hardest thing you’re ever going to do in your life is fail at something, and if you don’t start failing at things, you...
Here’s a statistician joke for your next hot date: Person A: What happens when Bill Gates walks into a bar of 55 people? Person B: I don’t know. What? Person A: The average net worth jumps to more tha...
Have you outgrown your systems or beliefs? Is it time that you upgraded? Or, on a personal level, as Jerry Colonna, executive coach to some of the biggest tech stars in Silicon Valley, would ask: How...
Ha dicho usted todas esas barbaridades sobre las mujeres?.
Give your good bacteria an upgrade and get your microbiome in shape. Faster fat-loss and better mental health are just two of the benefits.
Give vulnerability a shot. Give discomfort its due. Because I think he or she who is willing to be the most uncomfortable is not only the bravest, but rises the fastest.
Genghis Khan y el inicio del mundo moderno (Crítica, DL 2006).
First and foremost, there is a difference between being perceived as an expert and being one. In the context of business, the former is what sells product and the latter, relative to your minimal cust...
Fasting essentially slows (sometimes stops) rapidly dividing cells and triggers an ‘energetic crisis’ that makes cancer cells selectively vulnerable to chemo and radiation. There
Failure is highly underrated.
Everyone is interesting. If you’re ever bored in a conversation, the problem’s with you, not the other person.
En esencia, los sistemas se pueden entender como si te plantearas: «¿Qué habilidades o relaciones duraderas puedo desarrollar?», frente a: «¿Qué meta a corto plazo puedo conseguir?».
El primer interrogante tiene un poderoso efecto bola de nieve, mientras que el segundo conduce a un resultado binario triunfo/fracaso sin premio de consolación
Dreamlining is so named because it applies timelines to what most would consider dreams.
Don’t use skepticism as a thinly veiled excuse for inaction or remaining in your comfort zone.
Don’t Be a Donkey TIM: What advice would you give to your 30-year-old self? DEREK: Don’t be a donkey. TIM: And what does that mean? DEREK: Well, I meet a lot of 30-year-olds who are trying to pursue m...
Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward personal sacrifice in...