I was listening to Shane Parrish interview Adam Grant on his knowledge project podcast last week. Adam was speaking of the loss of rationality in many public domains. Politics, gender, science, global warming, race relations… are all domains where it has become dangerous to ask questions or engage with open curiosity. As Adam was speaking … Read more
Charlie Munger on uncommon sense… Competence – you can only be trusted as competent if you clearly understand the limits of your competence. The great danger of experts is they forget the limits of their expertise – “it is better to trust a man of 130 IQ who thinks he is 125 IQ, than to … Read more
If you are a leader, you need to work on developing 2 skills in the people around you: Influence and Decision Making. The Importance of Influence Skills Without the people around you learning how to influence others, they will always need your involvement to get anything done. Read more on Influence 18 Influence Methods to … Read more
In golf, one poor shot can trigger a state of mind that leads to a run of poor shots. I hit my drive into the bunker. In frustration, I try a more difficult shot than I should, and put it in another bunker. I then try and hit it extra hard to reach the green … Read more
There are two modes of dealing with our life: Living in Fear – the mode of seeking “Freedom from” and seeking validation for our past decisions Living in Confidence – the mode of clarifying “Freedom to” and making choices as a responsible being. Over the last 7 months, I have noticed that I have slipped … Read more
This video is about 4 ways to bring more luck into your life. We Make our own Luck. Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst other face repeated failure and sadness? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves stuck in jobs they hate? Can unlucky people do anything … Read more
I have a lasting interest in how people make good decisions, especially when many people are involved, and many people are affected by the decisions. Currently reading the book “Crucial Conversations“. Towards the end of the book, there is a section on moving from a dialogue towards concrete actions. The authors say that there are … Read more
How to improve your life: make better decisions. If you take better decisions, you improve your life. How to take better decisions: Improve your data Focus on what is Important (with Frameworks) Get other brains involved Improve your Data Feelings are not a good guide in complex decisions. Only evidence and the perspectives of people … Read more
“All my daughter really wants from me is a few minutes of my undivided attention… the richer people get the more money they spend trying to “ Dorothée Loorbach I am bad with money It has taken me many years to admit this to myself. It was only by admitting it that I have been … Read more
A leader should be interested in developing 2 competencies in the people within their organisation: Good Decision Making (to take good choices about how to use the resources of the organisation to achieve strategic plans) Influencing Skills (because if they cannot influence their peers, people will have to involve you every time…) If your team … Read more