Do We Really Want Happiness? Lessons from Socrates, Kahneman & Maslow
Why did Daniel Kahneman give up on the idea that people want to be happy and what can we learn from Maslow's real research?
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Why did Daniel Kahneman give up on the idea that people want to be happy and what can we learn from Maslow's real research?
David Whyte details the positive and negative sides of ambition and our challenge of grappling with it in our lives
Why did college students abandon trying to achieve a meaningful philosophy of life and instead replace it with the desire to become wealthy?
Maslow never used a pyramid in any of his writing and research? The idea was proposed by a random business journalist.
A reflection on Paul Graham's essay \"the lesson to unlearn\" and how I'm optimistic about the future of work and the death of \"bad tests\"
The second chapter of success starts when you are able to detach sucess with money, power and success. Success is having faith that things will be okay.
A friend wanted $10 million before he could do what he wanted. I asked him: you just got a year of severance, why not start now? The choice to live can be made today.
If your personal values don't align with your organization's mission, frustration is inevitable. Goal commitment requires value alignment.
Most conversations stay surface-level because no one asks the real questions. Here are the ones that actually help people open up about their careers and lives.
The more expertise we gain, the harder it is to see clearly. Beginner's mind is the antidote to stale thinking at work.
Brady and Belichick had 33+ hours of playoff experience when they trailed by 25. Getting reps in high-performance environments matters.