Latest articles by Shane Parrish
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Why your organization sucks at innovating
feature Want to kill innovation? Make people attend meetings all day. Send them emails every 30 seconds.
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Practice makes perfect: Why you should rethink the way you train
feature If you're like most people, your performance has probably plateaued
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How triangles revolutionized mapmaking
feature And more lessons from Ian Stewart's In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
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5 scientific secrets to high performance
feature If you want to improve your work, you need to make fewer decisions
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How to filter out the nonsense at work
feature Constantly asking "Why?" might not make you Mr. Popular around the office. But it will help you clearly understand the rationale behind your company's goals.
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5 books to read before your 30th birthday
feature Reading and understanding these will give you an edge
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The five skills of disruptive innovators
feature Most of us believe that the ability to think creatively is genetic. It's not.
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Inversion and the power of avoiding stupidity
feature True fact: Avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking brilliance
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Most of what you are going to do or say today is not essential
feature Our response to getting stuck in the muck is usually to put our foot on the accelerator. Here's a different idea.
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The best way to take notes while reading
feature You should really try to engage in a conversation with the author
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Jeff Bezos's reading list
feature Want to learn like an Amazon exec? Read on.
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Strategize smarter
feature A primer on strategy
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11 surprisingly apt lessons from Machiavelli's The Prince
feature The 16th-century treatise is known for its detached ruthlessness. But you can still learn a lot from reading it.
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Important life lessons, courtesy of a Roman emperor
feature Marcus Aurelius' Meditations stands the test of time
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The secrets of happy families
feature Dinnertime is more important than you think
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The books that changed my life
feature Poor Charlie's Almanack could be the greatest word for word collection of wisdom I've ever come across
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Ancient wisdom for lifelong health
feature This is not just another paleo diet book
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5 ways to get a better night's sleep
feature Turn off the iPad — and take a cold shower!
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Big Finance's hyper-focus on frequency creates a blindspot on magnitude
feature And what can be done to change that
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5 ways to build a good relationship with anyone
feature Start by checking your ego at the door
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Why you should avoid best-selling books
feature If you read what everyone else reads, soon you'll start thinking like everyone else
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