I have the sleeping habits of a 65-year old. No, really. Stop laughing. My girlfriend makes fun of me endlessly for it. On weeknights, I …
Skills
How To Do What You Love (Even If It’s Just For 20 Minutes)
So last week, this article from the Onion went viral. The title says it all: Find the Thing You’re Most Passionate About, Then Do It On …
Pointy-Haired Boss Gives Career Advice
Loved yesterday's Dilbert strip which gives some excellent career advice: If you want your company to value you, start by being valuable …
3 Lessons From A Pair of Leaky Goggles
So last week, I decided to go swimming after like a 5-year hiatus. Yeah, I blame my ever-increasing waistline. I’m the kind of guy who …
Using Systems to Dominate Learning (And Anything Else)
The MIT Challenge Recently read a guest post by blogger Scott Young, who stunned the world by doing the impossible. Scott completed MIT’s …
Coursera: Free Online Classes from Top Universities
This is probably a little late, but I just stumbled onto Coursera - a website that offers free, high quality, online courses from Top …
Build Your Skills, Not Your Resume
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook (insert snide comment about IPO here), shares some good career advice in her address to this year's …
Jobs and Salaries – How the Pros Negotiate
Received an amazing and detailed article on salary negotiation by Kalzumeus today (hat tip @ramit), complete with step-by-step …
Collaboration – How to Do It Right
The New York Times had an excellent article entitled "The Rise of the New Groupthink" a couple of days ago, which pretty much slammed the …