Commentaries

How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries

January 27, 2013

I know of no other single online source that offers more educational videos of superior quality than does TED, a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds:…

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Daniel Goleman on “How to Find Your Flow”

January 27, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Daniel Goleman and featured by LinkedIn. *      *       * Where we want to be on the Yerkes-Dodson arc is the zone of optimal performance, known as “flow” in the research…

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My Favorite Quotations About Women: Part 1

January 26, 2013

o “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt o “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get…

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Mel Brooks: “Unhinged” and Loving It

January 25, 2013

Mel Brooks has made a name for himself with comedy classics like Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers. He has been entertaining audiences for more than five decades. A master writer, actor, comedian and producer, he came from humble…

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Frank Luntz on the FRONTLINE

January 25, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Frank Luntz, part of the FRONTLINE series. Since 1983, it has served as American public television’s flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its debut on PBS as “the last best hope…

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Peter Thiel’s Extreme Philosophy of Focus and Prioritization

January 25, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Walter Chen and featured in an issue of BusinessInsider. To read the complete article, please click here. Photo: Suzie Katz via Flickr * * * “What are your top five…

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Tim Leberecht on “What entrepreneurs can learn from artists”

January 24, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tim Leberecht for CNNMoney, a service of CNN, Fortune & Money. Leberecht explains why, like artists, startup founders must cultivate creative habits to see the world afresh and create something new. To check out…

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William Deresiewicz on “Solitude and Leadership”

January 24, 2013

Here is an excerpt from a lecture delivered by William Deresiewicz to the plebe class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in October 2009. I came upon it in The American Scholar magazine, the venerable but lively…

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Karen Firestone on “The Catch-22 of Being a Female Boss”

January 23, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Karen Firestone for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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Guardians of the Fairy Tale: The Brothers Grimm

January 23, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Thomas O’Neill and featured by the National Geographic Society, founded in 1888, It has since become one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world, headquartered in…

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