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An Introduction to Running Lean – Using the Scientific Method to Build A Better Business
I am a scientist by training. In college I spent my time in the psychology lab teaching rats...
How to Overcome the Fear of Humiliation – Using Daily Documentation to Learn Porteño Spanish
My taxi driver was gesticulating wildly, swerving in and out of traffic, as he impressed upon me his...
Breeching The Comfort Zone (And Thoughts On Working Abroad in Buenos Aires)
I’ve talked before about one of the reasons I love working with autism. Kids on the spectrum are...
Tools to Learn Anything Well (Hint: It Is Simpler Than You Think)
The more time I study learning the more I realize that the tools which improve performance apply across...
Studies in Kickstarter
I recently had the opportunity to study with Clay Herbert, creator of Kickstarter Hacks. Clay taught a class...
Lessons in Spontaneity: Driving for Lyft
I’ve rarely taken taxis in San Francisco, generally preferring to walk, bicycle or drive myself. But with the...
Escape, Exercise, or Appreciate? A Few Shortcuts to Happiness
One Habit That Will Change Your Life, which I posted during Thanksgiving in 2012, has been shared more...
Building the Habit – Writing Regularly For 1 Year
I recently picked up “The Magic of Thinking Big.” I opened up David Schwartz’s book to a random...