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The Poison Arrow Principle: How to Stop Overthinking

Here's an old Buddhist story I think about often:Imagine someone is struck by a poisoned arrow. A doctor is called to remove the arrow, but the man stops him. 'Not so ...

22 Pieces of Career Advice They Don't Teach You in School

I get a lot of messages asking for career advice.The following is my attempt to synthesize my responses from the last few years into a series of short, valuable lesson...

The Question That Haunts High Achievers

Last week, I was speaking to a group of entrepreneurs when one of them admitted he'd been struggling.He's dealing with a challenging family health situation and feelin...

The Artful Life: Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

In the 4th century B.C., the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, wrote in his Aphorisms (translated into Latin here):Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experim...

The Jonah Complex: How to Stop Running From Your Own Light

On a windy pier in the ancient city of Joppa, a young man buys a one-way ticket to sail in the opposite direction of his destiny...The young man, Jonah, had been calle...

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