The Opposite Strategy – Using Paradoxes to Generate Crazy Ideas
“If wool shrinks when you wash it, why don’t sheep get smaller when it rains?” ― Ron Brackin As a young teen, I spent hours thinking …
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Advice I Would Give to My 20-Year-Old Self
Inspired by recent movies on time travel, I often think about what I would tell my 20-year-old self if I could. Aside from lottery tickets, …
The Pharmacy Store and Rubbing Alcohol – A Lesson on Looking for Things That Dont Make Sense
A pharmacy store was looking at their sales data for their retail products and saw an unusual spike in sales of rubbing alcohol during the …
Why Asking for Feedback Doesn’t Work
Over a decade ago, I joined an organization called Toastmasters. It’s an organization that gathers like-minded individuals and provides an agenda and structure for them …
Ten Ways To Be a Stellar Employee
Although much has been said about being an entrepreneur and starting a company, I think there’s a lot of merit in learning how to be …
The Forest and the Tree Strategy for Generating Ideas
Although I call this the Forest and the Tree Strategy, I learned about this strategy for generating ideas from Edward de Bono in his excellent …
Book Notes: Yes or No by Spencer Johnson
I never put much thought into making a decision. Maybe I create a pros and cons list. Or I do some research on the internet. …
36 Lessons I Learned This Year
Every year, around my birthday, I like to write down the things I learned, one lesson for every year I’ve been alive on earth. Since …
Book notes: The Present by Spencer Johnson
How would you like a free gift that would help you enjoy your work and life, right now? That’s the premise of The Present by …
Book notes: Out of the Maze by Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson is the best-selling author of Who moved my cheese? and I enjoy two things from his books: he uses parables to get his …