I have never told anyone this. When I was 9 years old, I experienced a stressful event which caused me to partially withdraw from society. I built around me a cocoon of imagination. My whole life was fake. I imagined I was a secret agent. For some reason, my country needed a small boy withContinue reading “My Former Life as a Secret Agent”
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Want to live longer?
I am in Japan this week, meeting creative people. I interacted with a really interesting person by chance. Across the alley from the apartment where I am staying, I was awoken early in the morning by an old man banging on a pot with a hammer. Determining a Japanese person’s age is difficult, but thisContinue reading “Want to live longer?”
Should you go back to college or university?
Will your career be advanced by going back to school? Maybe, maybe not. Do you wish you had earned a degree when you were younger? Do you feel left out of conversations when people quote Jane Austen? Do you wish you could use historical examples from the Peloponesian War? Many people feel the allure ofContinue reading “Should you go back to college or university?”
To Be Creative, Specialize. Or Generalize.
To become creative—to consistently innovate—which strategy is best? Should you focus expertise in your domain, going deeper? Or should you be a generalist and learn broadly? My experience, and research, leads me to believe that both are necessary. Go Deep You can’t create a new guitar riff destined to become iconic, if you are notContinue reading “To Be Creative, Specialize. Or Generalize.”
You are a little crazy, and that is good
Today I address a sensitive topic: ADHD. They call it Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But I don’t like the word disorder. You are not broken. You just process differently. In a good way. Maybe not the way your boss at work understands. But in a good way. I hope you realize ten things Dr.Continue reading “You are a little crazy, and that is good”
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