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Channel your inner Mr. Rogers
Niceness counts.
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Nervousness and confidence and the power of being you
Business hacks are life hacks. Art imitates life. Art life is life life. I promise I’m going somewhere with this.
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Keeping your own attention in meetings with notes
Sometimes it's hard to maintain focus on a video call or at an in-person meeting. There's a hack for that.
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April 2023
Drawing insights from fear
Our brains don't distinguish between emotional and physical fear. How do we leverage fear for good?
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Lextra Credit: Practicing how you handle fear
Like any other muscle, you have to work out your fear response.
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A poll for paying subscribers
I'd like to know what you'd most like to see.
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More thoughts on directness — including support, protection, and sexism
Surprisingly, 700 words on being direct didn't capture everything there is to say on the subject.
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The skill and value of being direct
I had to work at it. We're taught that politeness means avoiding directness. That's wrong.
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You should stop procrastinating
You should start working on this right now. Don't put it off. Seriously.
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Video: You should stop procrastinating
Watch now (3 min) | The video version of my post about procrastination. You should start working on curbing your procrastination. Like, right now.
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March 2023
Just say no sometimes
Saying yes, being generous with your time — these are good, important things to do. So is saying no.
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Negotiation is a conversation
There's no secret to "winning" a negotiation. Except for mine.
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