Winners Make the Most Mistakes
My coach at Purdue, Piggy Lambert, constantly reminded us: ‘The team that makes the most mistakes will probably win.’ That may sound a bit odd,…
Optimism: The Last of the Human Freedoms
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set…
Sir Isaac Newton Proves How to Be an (Un)Intelligent Investor
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of all-time. As a physicist he helped to define the law of gravity…
Beginner’s Mind: Be Dumb and Persistent
It is possible to be too smart. Knowing too much can lead you to focus on all of the reasons why something won’t, can’t, and shouldn’t work. Many…