Most projects fail. It’s not always because the idea is flawed or the people are wrong – but because the thinking is. Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner, authors of How Big Things Get Done (Financial Times’ 2023 Business Book of the Year), spent decades studying why major projects crash – and what the outliers got right. […]
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A bottleneck is the narrowest point in a system – the limiting factor that restricts output. Like the neck of a bottle that limits how fast liquid flows, bottlenecks constrain how much value a system can produce. They aren’t always obvious. A person who insists on making every decision becomes a human bottleneck. a worn-out
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According to Adam Grant’s best-selling book, Originals, true disruptors (successful entrepreneurs, artists, creatives, etc.) don’t fit the myth of being reckless risk-takers. Instead, they challenge norms while hedging their bets. Society and self-help books like to glorify visionaries like Steve Jobs for dropping out of school, or the other legendary tales of those who sacrificed
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(How James Clear and Charles Duhigg Redefine Habits): What are Habits, and Why Do They Matter? Habits are the unseen architects of our lives. According to James Clear in Atomic Habits, habits are small, repetitive actions that compound over time, driving remarkable change. For Clear, habits go beyond mere tasks; they are part of
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If you seek power, master the art of of concealing your intentions. As Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, and Robert Cialdini argue, deception gains strength when intentions remain hidden. In Robert Greene’s Third Law of Power from his book, The 48 Laws of Power, he explains how concealing intentions creates an advantage by using misdirection and tactics
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Expert Feedback On The Science of Fasting Fasting can be a controversial topic. The science is often disputed among leading health care experts. Some would argue that fasting deprives the body of essential nutrients, including adequate muscle-building proteins.However, other experts contend that fasting activates the body’s natural healing processes, such as autophagy, where the body
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Behind ever great thinker (billionaire, included) is a set of cognitive tools. These tools are known as mental models. Mental models represent a framework that helps individuals understand, interpret and navigate the world. Derived from disciplines such as history, psychology, mathematics, physiology, biology, statistics, economics, physics, and chemistry, among others. Mental models allow you to
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Forward thinking seems intuitive to most people – it is forward thinking that helps us plan and make certain decisions. But it’s backward thinking, or inversion, that drives some of the best decision-makers. The idea of inversion (inverse) goes beyond analyzing the past. Instead, inverting a problem provides a clear path to better forward thinking.
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The First Principles method of solving problems involves reducing complex subjects to their simplest elements. Originally utilized in physics, it is known for its ability to uncover the essence of any problem by removing all biases and conventions attached to it. The concept of reasoning from first principles has shaped public discourse for millennia. While
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