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  • Miles Davis and his wit

    Davis was a man of few words. When he did speak, his words often had a similar effect to a hand grenade being lobbed into the room. In 1987, he was invited to a White House dinner by Ronald Reagan. Few of the guests appeared to know who he was. During dinner, Nancy Reagan turned Continue reading

  • Winners not necessary work harder than others.

    I don’t think winners beat the competition because they work harder. And it’s not even clear that they win because they have more creativity. The secret, I think, is in understanding what matters. It’s not obvious, and it changes. It changes by culture, by buyer, by product and even by the day of the week. Continue reading

  • Secret to happines is NOT in low expectations

    Pretty good TED talk about optimism bias. Continue reading