1: Stanford professor Dr. Carol Dweck and her colleagues administered a nonverbal IQ test to two groups of adolescents
Afterwards, one group was praised for their intelligence (“You must be smart!”).
The other was praised for their effort (“You must have worked really hard!”).
The researchers then administered a second test with a harder set of problems.
“The intelligence-praised children performed worse,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 … continue reading
1: We often think of successful entrepreneurs who end up like Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey as “lucky,” “wealthy,” or “privileged,” Dan Martell observes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
“Any of these may be true,” Dan notes, “but in general, that doesn’t take into account the capital-T Truth. Oprah achieved her monumental success not because she found luck, wealth, or privilege—she had next to none of those—but … continue reading
1: In 2018, Oprah Winfrey provided Harper’s Bazaar with a detailed overview of her average day, Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
7:01 a.m.: Wakes up surrounded by nature at her home in Montecito, California.
8:00 a.m.: Brushes teeth and takes her five dogs outside. Makes her favorite espresso.
8:30 a.m.: Enjoys a series of spiritual exercises like meditating, reading, and silence.
9:00 a.m.: Works … continue reading
1: “Oprah Winfrey had a rough childhood,” Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.
“She bounced between her grandmother, her mother, and the man she calls her father, Vernon,” Dan writes. “As a young girl, she was abused. As a teenager, she had an unplanned pregnancy. Those were just a couple of the many troubles she … continue reading
Being a good conversationalist is a skill that can be learned.
“We should explicitly teach people, from a young age, how to be good conversationalists,” David Brooks writes in his book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
But we do not.
“In an attempt to make up for this lack, I’ve spent some time talking with conversation experts and reading … continue reading
