A gentle slip out of the comfort zone

When I entered sophomore year in university, I experienced burnout. It felt like I had no energy to study or focus on school-related work. The lie I believed was, “I just want to see how well I can do without studying at all.” Or, in other words, what I can get away with by doing […] The post Rock bottom isn’t a place, it’s a decision appeared...

The creative process is infinite. A person decided to draw on a cave wall tens of thousands of years ago—and it’s very plausible that telling stories and making music happened before that—and hundreds of millions of us have followed in their footsteps since. It’s this limitless quality of the creative process that can make it […] The post...

During my time working at Lifehacker, I wrote an article about how late bloomers could catch up in their career. It started as a personal challenge; I felt like I was behind in starting my career. I was 24. It’s very possible that I could run through the rest of my life “catching up,” believing […] The post The punctual bloomer appeared first on...

Everyone wants a glamorous job. This naturally means that a lot of people are willing to compete for it; some people will even do it for free, as a hobby. When people are used to getting something for free, you have to be that much better to get paid for it. Even then, most people […] The post Don’t pick a glamorous job appeared first on Herbert...

In 1915, IBM’s general manager vented at his sales and advertising team. “The trouble with every one of us is that we don’t think enough. We don’t get paid for working with our feet—we get paid for working with our heads.” This theme resonated with the manager, who made “Think,” IBM’s slogan. (It’s how IBM’s […] The post “Think different” was a...