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Only one sentence

You can leave behind one sentence of knowledge for the rest of humankind. What do you write?

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Teams: they’re what dreams are made of

The art of the team is most easily studied in sports, where transparency is high and points are clear. “Dream teams” - and the storied coaches associated with them - offer insight into the mechanics required for a group of people to achieve the extraordinary. However, one CEO has taken the sports paradigm from the arena to the office.

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The paradox of attachment

From the Buddhist or Stoic perspective, “attachment” is pejorative. We should strive to become blasé with people and things and even our own inner emotional lives. Yet from a developmental psychology perspective, “attachment” is fundamental. Without it, we flail. So, which is it?

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Think like a Buffett

Winning in capital markets has a lot of spillover lessons for winning in individual life.

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Are you emotionally literate?

Emotions are often shamed into stoicism, but this is a grave misjudgment. We all have emotions. They are hardwired into our humanity. Therefore, the greater our ability to actively process our emotions, the more consciously we are able to direct our actions.

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