11 Posts found for Source: First Round Review

We can think our way into a new way of acting, and we can also act our way into a new way of thinking.

Author: Alisa Cohn | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Life & Society, Personal Improvement

You can’t add simplicity in. You must take complexity out.

Author: Dharmesh Shah | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Perception | Observation, Personal Improvement

Healthy narcissism is when you think highly enough of yourself to think you’re capable of incredible things and hold that belief in yourself. Unhealthy narcissism is when you’re actually deeply insecure and use confidence as a false mask to deny how insecure you feel.

Author: Emily Anhalt | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Psychology | Behavior

Most folks aren’t honest with their feelings because they get unsolicited advice or intrusive questions.

Author: Jessmina Archbold | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Psychology | Behavior

Theories of economics are built on the foundational belief that individuals are rational, well-informed and autonomous. But in practice, none of those things are true. For example, we’re far from autonomous — each person influences other people. In my reading and research […] I came to more of a determinist worldview that free will is overrated and our willpower is overstated. We’re actually much more … [ Read more ]

Author: Kevin Fishner | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Economics | Economy, Life & Society, Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior

What we’re taught when we grow up is that our outcome is 100% correlated to our effort. If I study hard for a test or work hard on a project, I’m going to get a better grade than if I don’t try. So I’ve always just assumed that when things aren’t going well, I just need to work harder. It’s ingrained a lot of habits, … [ Read more ]

Author: Ayo Omojola | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Life & Society, Personal Improvement

The untrained mind has a weird way of defaulting to serial activities — i.e. I’ll do this after you do that after X, Y, Z happens. You want people working in parallel instead.

Author: Dave Girouard | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology | Behavior

Communication is not just about what you say, it’s about the reaction it causes in the listener. Often we think delivering a message is enough without checking to see if it was actually received.

Author: Khalid Halim | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Communication

Integral theory encourages you to look at the world through the lenses of the “It,” the “We,” and the “I.” The It refers to your tasks and your role at work: Your goals, achievements and the stuff you’re getting done. The We is about your relationships, the quality of your interactions — which too few people think about. And the I is about the attitudes … [ Read more ]

Author: Chris Holmberg | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Personal Improvement

If luck is what happens when opportunity meets preparation, a crisis is difficulty meeting unreadiness. You can’t avoid every iceberg, but you can add a few more safety boats.

Author: Krista Berlincourt | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Success / Failure

Most folks would agree that learning is good. The catch is that modern life hones skills — like pattern recognition and selective attention — that are at odds with learning. With hectic personal and professional schedules, we live much of life sensing and responding, only engaging in creative or critical thinking occasionally.

Author: Anne Dwane | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Learning