When you have no moral compass

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Life has a funny way of educating you (if you’re keen enough to realize it).  Here’s what my life has taught me recently: What too often happens: Without guiding principles you have no moral compass. With no moral compass, all paths seem of near equal value.  Since there are more wasteful paths than worthwhile ones, [...]

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Change blindness, and the all-of-a-sudden syndrome

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As human beings, we tend to fall victim to the “all of a sudden” syndrome. All of a sudden I’m out of shape. All of a sudden my finances are a wreck. All of a sudden my product is late. All of a sudden a relationship is broken. All of a sudden I’m addicted. All [...]

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Do you measure yourself?

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All day today I’ve been wallowing in spreadsheets, crunching numbers, and measuring progress. The process of measurement is an incredibly powerful principle.   If you try to run a business (or a product, or a department, or a team, or a family, or a class, or a relationship, or even your personal salvation), without measuring progress, [...]

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