One fear of meditation that high performers have is that chilling out will make them lose their edge. Most people that are high performers are type A, go go go people. We can't imagine not checking …
Didn’t You Want?
If you're not happy with what you have, you'll never be happy with what you get. When you were an infant didn't you desperately want to walk? When you were in school, didn't you desperately wish to …
Deep Empathy
The best way to learn is by doing. The quickest way to learn is through empathy. It would be great to be an expert in everything and to have spent hours developing a knowledge base in hundreds of …
Should You be a Martyr?
My girlfriend told me that in her education class they had a discussion about whether or not teachers should be martyrs. Should they be giving up their livelihood for the benefit of the …
Passion and Contribution
The questions about what I will do after college have been coming steadier and faster than ever. This has gotten me to think more about what I want to pursue in this life. I'm not sure what I've …
Deliberate Practice
The 10,000 hour rule was popularized by Malcolm Gladwell and substantiated by research done by Anders Ericsson. You must practice for 10,000 hours to become world class at something. There is an …