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Warren Buffett's $570 million bet on Snowflake shows he completely trusts his deputies, investor Jake Taylor says
"Any lingering doubts that these guys get to invest however they want has been extinguished," the F…
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Knowledge Workers Are Starting To Look Like Factory Workers
If we can't connect the current situation to something we already understand, we might reason that …
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The 10 Best-Loved Books Of 2013
A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature',…
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7 Innovation Myths Holding You Back
Remember the flocking theory? Flying in formation, birds on the periphery - where the risks are, an…
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5 Skills Of Disruptive Innovators
But to think different, innovators had to 'act different.' All were questioners, frequently asking …
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The 'Circle Of Competence' Theory Will Help You Make Vastly Smarter Decisions
If you want to be the best tennis player in the world, you may start out trying and soon find out t…
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5 Books You Should Read Before You Turn 30
5. "The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, Third Edition" I'd much rather re…
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The Mind-Blowing Science Of Sleep
Despite taking up so much of life, sleep is one of the youngest fields of science. Until the middle…
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9 Books That Will Change Your Life
4. Letters to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders and Poor Charlie's Almanack Because I have an MBA a …
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How To Filter The Nonsense Out Of Meetings
If you're taking on a new project or starting a new service, you clearly expect some outcome, right…
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Most Of What You Will Do At Work Today Is Meaningless
You'll be busy from the moment you get to work until the moment you go home. When you do find a noo…
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How To Use The Science Of High Performance To Become Great At What You Do
Just about every mental test possible was tried. No matter how it was measured, the answer was cons…
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An Ancient Roman Text Offers Practical Advice That Might Change Your Life
Work, therefore to be able to say to every harsh appearance, "You are but an appearance, and not ab…
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The 5 Cognitive Distortions Successful People Use To Get Things Done
The opening up of new markets, foreign or domestic, and the organizational development from the cra…
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Why Clever And Lazy People Make The Best Leaders
I divide my officers into four groups. There are clever, diligent, stupid, and lazy officers. Usual…
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Famous Creatives Share Their Advice For Sparking Ideas
When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at four a.m. and work for five to six hours. In the …
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Bill Gates Shares The 7 Best Books He Read In 2013
"The authors are good about not pointing fingers but instead talking about how America's labor mark…
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Why Buying Presents For The Holidays Makes No Economic Sense
Joel Waldfogel, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania, has taken up the economic inefficie…
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Why Successful People Define Their 'Circle Of Competence'
If you want to be the best tennis player in the world, you may start out trying and soon find out t…
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FBI Counterintelligence Instructor Explains The Secrets Of Mastering Communication
Suspending your ego is nothing more complex than putting other individuals’ wants, needs, and perce…