Self-serving bias is where people have a strong tendency to feel positive events in their life were the result of their own hard work, whereas negative events were caused by something out of their control. I’ll make you a bet. I bet you feel: You’re better at your job than most co-workers You’re a nicer …
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I was fascinated with Nostradamus as a child. The idea that a person could see and predict the future was nothing short of amazing to my young mind. I read as many short novellas on the subject as I could get my little hands on. And I ate them up as fast as I could …
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Compelling writing can transport you to another dimension full of Gary’s. You come home after a long day at the office and enter your apartment building. You stroll wearily to the open elevator, looking forward to a refreshing PB&T sammich. Unfortunately, your annoying 13th-floor neighbor Gary has just come through the front door, noticed you, …
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“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” — Confucius Almost every single one of us enjoys being enveloped in the sounds we love. You know which music calms you. What songs get you up off your feet and dancing. Which annoying track you can’t get out of your head no matter how …
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“My ideas at work always suck. Until my boss ‘comes up’ with them 6 months later.” Is your boss dumber than a broken doorknob? Do the top-brass in your company remind you of a neverending episode of The Three Stooges sometimes? How many times has your jaw dropped on the table after a head honcho …
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I still remember faking sick when I was a kid. I’d rub my forehead until it was red, wait a few minutes, walk into my parent’s room and raspily say “I don’t feel so good.” Queue sad puppy face. Of course, I was never actually sick when I did this once or twice (okay maybe …
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“I’ve probably heard more than 10,000 pitches … and truth be told, most of them sucked.” — Kevin O’Leary The well-known business magnate Kevin O’Leary has certainly been around the startup block a few times. His first successful company — an educational software producer called Softkey — was sold to Mattel at the height of the 90’s bubble for $4.2 billion. Later on, …
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Do you consider yourself happy? Sad? Depressed? Maybe you feel one of these emotions from time to time. Or maybe you’re stuck in an extended rut …
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“Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” — Maxwell Maltz You wake up, go to the bathroom, and look at the note on the mirror. “I am a happy person. I am amazing. I am friendly, smart, and everyone likes me.” You get ready, grab your coffee, and go to work. You have …
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If you remember the awesome movie Labyrinth by Jim Henson, you’ll probably remember three things from the movie: A young Jennifer Connelly led the movie as a curious adventurer David Bowie starred as a creepy crystal ball-holding madman The weird double-headed guards with the weird life or death, truth or lie puzzle It turns out, …
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