I am a big fan of Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational. His amusing presentation at TED goes through … Continue lendo “You are not rational as you think you are!”

Matthieu Richard makes a great presentation on the phenomenal plasticity of the brain. The deliberate actions one can … Continue lendo “Matthieu Ricard on the Habits of Happiness”

I met Jordan Cooper a few years ago while he was an associate at General Catalyst in Boston. … Continue lendo “Lessons from a startup failure”

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New scientific research that shows we can alter the emotional landscape of our brains from anxiety to happiness … Continue lendo “Happiness is a skill!”

I had the pleasure of attending a black tie awards ceremony organized by PEN last night. PEN is … Continue lendo “Interesting PEN event”

Check it out! It’s absolutely hilarious and incredibly well done. Be sure to click on the shaver and … Continue lendo “The Pomegranate Phone!”

I had the unfortunate experience of living Parkinson’s Law first hand. Parkinson posited that because people within bureaucracies … Continue lendo “Bureaucracy in Action”

I just came across a fantastic blog post by Jeffrey Kalmikoff who is the entrepreneur behind Threadless. Love … Continue lendo “Work smarter and harder”

When you create a startup there are many people to discourage you. The most common refrain is “this … Continue lendo “The value of positive advisors”

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good … Continue lendo “On the duality of ambition :)”

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It’s hard to believe anyone could weave together a history of all the scientific fields – cosmology, astronomy, … Continue lendo “A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson is a must read!”