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Weapons of Influence #2: Commitment and Consistency

Humans are predictable. Sometimes, too predictable. We’ve been reading , and it turns out that many of the same social patterns that have helped humanity flourish have a dark side. In part one of this series, we talked about reciprocation. Today, we’re talking about consistency, and why sticking to your guns isn’t always the smartest […]

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Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation

The art of persuasion comes in many forms. We’ve been reading , by Robert Cialdini, and quickly realized it’s got far too much depth to review in a single episode. So today, we start our series on the weapons of persuasion — starting with the rule of reciprocation. You’ve almost certainly participated in this rule […]

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How to Go from Merely Good to Truly Great

Some companies are born great, but not everyone can be so lucky. If you’re decently well-off, but not quite Apple or Disney, can you cross into their world and achieve greatness? In Jim Collins’ , he tell us the answer is yes — and of those that made the jump, there are quite a few […]

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How to Budget Your Money Without Cutting Coffee

Money may be the root of all evil, but it’s certainly much easier to do good if you’ve got it. Along with wisdom and health, it’s an essential ingredient for personal freedom, and yet a discouragingly large amount of us are living paycheck to paycheck, one setback away from financial ruin. We’re talking a bit […]

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How to Build a Good Relationship With Your Professor

We’ve talked a lot about the power of networking. Networking is powerful enough to land you job opportunities, friends, respect in your field, or maybe even a letter of recommendation from your favorite professor. But wait: you’ve never even spoken to your favorite professor. You’re also late to almost every class, and you usually just […]

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How to Keep Track of What You Study

We talk a lot about productivity systems, but they aren’t always as simple as they should be — should you be strict and results-focused, or flexible enough to follow inspiration? If you decide the latter is the best answer for you, you may eventually find yourself neglecting a few of your more un-inspirational subjects. Today, […]

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5 Ways You Can ACTUALLY Increase Your Reading Speed

As a student, I was always fascinated with the prospect of learning to read faster. I read tons of blog posts about speed reading systems, tried all kinds of reading systems, and eventually realized that each of them only made reading exhausting and less and enjoyable. Recently, I started digging into real research on speed […]

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