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Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History’s Greatest Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Harper/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2004) “I never said what I said.” Yogi Berra One of my best friends had an aunt — her name was Ginny — who,…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Martela and Jukka Luoma for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please click here. Credit: Sergio Delle Vedove/Getty Images…
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Athena, Goddess of wisdom…and war The most valuable insights are not gender-specific. For example, from Oscar Wilde: “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” No doubt some are more relevant to women than they are to men. These are among…
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Onboarding: How to Get Your New Employees Up to Speed in Half the Time George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut John Wiley & Sons (2009) To the best of my knowledge, there is no better single source for expert guidance on…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nancy Duarte for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: n Carolyn…
Read MoreThe International Movie Database (IMDb) remains the best single source for information about filmmaking and those who create them. I urge you to check it out. For example, here is a portion of the information IMDb provides about Joseph Frank…
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After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People Dean Spears and Michael Geruso Simon & Schuster (July 2025) Why responding to depopulation will be more challenging than responding to climate change At the outset, Dean Spears and Michael…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Harris Atmar, Camilo Becdach, Sarah Kleinman, and Kirk Rieckhoff for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…
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Here is a classic article written by Eugene Kinkead for The New Yorker (December 29, 1945). To check out other classics, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Photograph from Time Life Pictures…
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Common Cognitive Distortions: A list of ubiquitous Troublemakers
Becoming mindful of the common cognitive distortions will help you understand yourself and other people better, and improve your decision-making. Here is an excerpt from an article by Alice Boyes for Psychology Today. To read the complete article, check out others, and…
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