The Sword of Damocles and the hidden consequences of abstracted stories.
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Posts by "Aly Juma"
5 Things You Need To Know To Become A Professional
Learn why Edgar Degas never became a brilliant poet and what it means to be a professional.
Continue readingHow You Spend Your Time Is Who You Become
Time is your most precious resource. It is also a reflection of who you become. How you spend your time matters.
Continue reading10 Lessons I Learned From YCombinator’s Startup School
What I learned about startups after 10 weeks in YC’s online accelerator.
Continue readingThe Goldilocks Principle: A Simple Way To Find Motivation
Learn how the story of three bears can give you the key to staying motivated and being productive.
Continue readingYou Should Love What You Do
Why work should be a joy not a dread and how to get there.
Continue readingWu Wei: The Art of Non-Doing
Learn about the concept of Wu Wei and how you can start to do without doing.
Continue readingFailure or Regret, Choose Wisely
We often fear failure, but regret is far worse. Learn how re-framing the chance of failure against regret will make all the difference.
Continue readingHere Today, Gone Tomorrow
Why are we here? What is it all for? What is our purpose? I try (emphasis on try) to find an answer.
Continue readingBusy Is A Priority Problem
We need to eliminate the idea of busy from our lives. How? It comes down to priorities.
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