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I wonder what William Blake meant when he said “The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.” Here’s one interpretation: “What you believe …

When things go wrong we often start looking for someone to blame. If sales are down, we ask, “Who dropped the ball on sales?” If …

When you have a big goal, the distance from where you are to where you want to be can seem huge. You might be tempted …

Yesterday we saw how we get to define the meaning of things and how liberating it is to do so. Here are some examples to …

Life, eh? What does it all mean? Why are we here? What’s the purpose? Who am I? Where do I fit in the world, in the …

The moment you blame someone or something else for the problem, you are lost. Blame is abdication and distraction. Blame is an attempt to distance …

My son Jack did something quite instructive this morning. He took out a piece of paper and started writing. 1. Family 2. Dogs 3. Friends …

When things around you are going poorly and it seems you have no power to change it, think again. You can change more than you …

How full is your inbox? Email messages will collect (and multiply, it seems!) there if you think that moving or deleting emails means you will …

To stay effective and sane, balance the complexity of your personal effectiveness system. If it is too complex, you won’t use it. If it is …