Why Aristotle was fascinated by play
"Ludere est contemplari" translates to "to play is to contemplate," implying even watching play can lead to contemplation. Aristotle in his 'Politics' posits that our closest encounter with contemplation is often through play...
You Should Take the Strengths Finder Test (plus: My Results)
I finally got around to reading Strengths Finder 2.0, after seeing it in the top 5 books on Amazon overall, year after year. I bet hundreds of companies have purchased this book by the truckload. It’s not actually a book. It’s an assessment test, packaged inside of a book.
What is the Best Medicine?
When you look at a bird, you know it’s made to fly. When you look at a fish, you know it’s made to swim. When you look at a human, you know it’s made to walk. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said that “walking is the best medicine."
Who Will You Become?
You have instant and free access to ALL of mankind’s information, coupled with the most powerful communication devices in history. Kings, presidents, and rulers would have killed to be in your position… but they were never as powerful as you. So, what do you choose to do with this privilege?
How to Avoid Divorce and Love Your Job
For awhile, I was amazed by how many couples get divorced (50%!), and how many people hated their jobs (90%?). And for awhile, I thought that marriage and jobs were the problem. I don't buy that anymore...
How Jack Dorsey used Free Work to Start His Career
"I found their email address list, for the entire corporation. I got the email for the CEO, I got the email for the Chairman, and I sent them an email and said: “I’m Jack. You have a hole in your system. Here’s how to fix it.""
The Real Reason You Check Facebook
The media we choose is a form of self-selected medicine. It allows us to have emotions and experiences that we can’t easily access on our own. Often times it’s because they have been suppressed...
How Ryan Graves Became Uber’s Head of Global Operations
Six years ago, a guy named Ryan Graves emailed me a marketing question - We ended up chatting on the phone for an hour. His story was awesome. He’d just completed a bunch of free marketing for a new tech company called FourSquare, and they’d hired him on the spot.
7 Lessons Learned from Doing 50 Sales Calls
Over the past few months, I’ve done close to 50 sales calls. That’s 50 hours on the phone (a little more than one full work week), listening to people I don’t know who have found content I posted on the internet. Here's what I've learned so far...
Sneak Preview: Play for a Living
The Play for a Living book is coming along nicely. So far, we have 24 submissions from 9 artists. By the time it’s finished, we’ll have over 70 portraits from artists around the world! Take a look at this (very) rough mockup.
