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Henry Ford & efficiency

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Henry Ford understood the power of pause more than 100 years ago. By introducing the assembly line, the build time fo...

How to give a compliment post

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The highest-leverage thing you’ll do today costs nothing. In investment, leverage means amplifying returns rela...

Pause on the plane

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As I was flying to LA I couldn’t help but realize how absurd inflight WiFi is. For decades, a flight was the one plac...

Dedicated Screen Free Time

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We all wish we had more time with our families. So, the question becomes: how to make the most of the time you...

Caller ID and the Loss of Greeting Etiquette

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Before caller ID, you picked up the phone and said “Hello” because you didn’t know who was c...

Kristen Oliveri Post

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What makes a good holiday? If you’re sitting glued to your phone, does it make a difference if you’re at home or at t...

Marijuana & Social Media

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We weigh risk very strangely as a society. We passed emergency legislation to keep teenagers off social media....

The Dollar Shave Club and Lost Agency

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Dollar Shave Club doesn’t sell razors. It sells you the removal of a decision. They took your age...

Calendar Spread

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Started my career betting on time decay in options markets. Then built a business selling my own time by the hour. Th...

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My favorite pause of the year. Wishing an easy fast to those observing!

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A friend who observes the Sabbath said something to me recently that hasn't left my head:

"A day without the phone is better than a holiday with it."

No notifications. No scrolling. No half-presence while your mind is somewhere else. Just one day, fully here.

We spend so much

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15 Sep

The biggest mistake in succession planning?

Assuming the baton can be handed off when the time comes.

Great transitions happen long before the handoff.