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The Imaginary Spotlight

I've been deep in research lately for Co-Flow, my next book about creative collaboration. A big part of that work ...

Expanding the Envelope

In October 1947, a 24-year-old test pilot named Chuck Yeager climbed into a bright orange rocket plane with two broken ...

I Took an Improv Class

Recently, I signed up for an improv comedy workshop. It was "heuristic" research (where the researcher becomes part of the ...

Comping

There's a principle in jazz that every business leader and professional should know about. It's called comping. It's short for ...

Non-Consensus

There's a term tossed around Silicon Valley that I love: non-consensus.It's basically doing the unorthodox, unexpected thing instead of the ...

The Best Self Blueprint

Before my next meeting, sales pitch, dinner with my family, or the next email I'm about to send, I've started ...

Good Enough to Move On

Measure twice and cut once, the saying goes. In reality, most teams measure 183 times and never make the cut. ...

JunkSound

We all know what junk food does. It's cheap and easy and tastes good in the moment, but slowly corrosive ...

The Finnish Word for Grit

My brother @Ethan Linkner dropped a word into an email thread last week, and I haven't been able to stop ...

The Myth of the Finish Line

There's a quiet lie that high achievers tell themselves, and I lived inside it for years. The lie goes like ...