David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start & Design for Hackers.
Making, recording, and evaluating predictions is a simple way to improve your thinking and decision-making. But the way to properly make and record predictions isn’t obvious. In this article, I’ll share some predictions I’ve made, what I’ve learned, and how you can improve your thinking by making predictions.
I’ll be holding a live AMA on May 3rd at 11 a.m. Central Time. Add it to your calendar (the event has the YouTube link).
Feel free to submit your question(s). Some good ones from the previous livestream: keep on reading »
February’s income was $7,973, down from January’s $11,973. Profits were $4,514, down from January’s $7,898.
After some initial speed-bumps in keeping it in-stock, the 100-Word Writing Habit book is now available! keep on reading »
In the midst of the Great Depression, cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s switched to a shorter, six-hour day. This continued a trend that seemed inevitable: people would work less and less. But economic policies, management strategies, and cultural attitudes changed. The story of the rise and fall of Kellogg’s six-hour day is a microcosm of these changes, as well as of our attitudes about the roles of money, leisure, work, and women and men.
Desire paths are trails left on the ground, by anything that frequently travels along a route. There are subcultures fascinated by desire paths as symbols of collective wisdom, disregard for authority, or mere evidence of existence. Desire paths are also celebrated as a design technique. Desire paths in their pure form are about what you can see, but the characteristics of desire paths – which you can’t always see – can help you optimize your life and gain clarity in your creative projects.
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January’s income was $11,279, down from December’s $16,325. Profits were $7,898, down from December’s $8,395.
The term, “vulnerability” has spread into realms where it’s not an accurate description of what’s going on. The case for being vulnerable often doesn’t make sense. In the creative realm – and possibly in others – we should pursue something beyond vulnerability.
The Prince is a political treatise, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, first distributed in 1513. It’s infamous for its apparent advice to political leaders to lie, murder, and manipulate. It’s still a fascinating read today, and is thought-provoking when considering any context where the true motives of actions may not be what they seem. Here, in my own words, is a summary of Niccoló Machiavelli’s, The Prince.
An audio version of this income report is available to Patreon backers of certain levels »
December’s income was $16,325, up from November’s $8,903. Profits were $8,395, up from November’s $4,364.
