There’s a silly debate that’s been raging since, I guess, the beginning of time. One side says, “Focus on quality! Always get the very best you can!” The other side says, “No, quantity is what’s important. The more the better!” Both sides have fair enough points, and you can see the debate rage in almost…
Fellow Riskologist, An important part of being a prudent risk-taker is finding the courage to strike while the iron is hot. Usually, the things you need to find success in any project are always available to you if you’re willing to do the work to find and use them. But a smart Riskologist knows patience…
Fellow Riskologists, What does it take to make a big project happen? What do you do when you want to start something that’s going to require a lot of planning, focus, and even team building? These are questions I ask myself all the time as I think about some of the projects I want to…
I’m not a fan of fast food. It’s horrible for you, it doesn’t taste good, and I hate myself every time I eat it. Luckily (for both of us), this story is not about fast food. It’s about a very clever business that built a small empire called right under the nose of its competition….
Yesterday, I was working out in the park when it started to rain. By the time I made it through my second set of exercises, it was coming down in buckets, and I wasn’t having a lot of fun. “I’m going home,” I said to myself. “This is ridiculous.” But then—like magic—I remembered one of…
Every day, you probably spend most of your time thinking about “What if?” scenarios: What if I went to _______ for lunch? What if I did x instead of y? What if I told my boss what I really think of him? What if I bought this new thing? What if I tried this thing?…
When you start something new and interesting, a lot of people have something to say about it. They’re excited, and they want to share everything they know with you. Or, they just want to pick you apart and ruin the party. Boo! Often, this comes in the form of unsolicited advice. “You should really do…
Friends and Riskologists, The day has come (And it’s soon going away!). BrewPony—the Internet’s greatest artisan coffee subscription is now alive and accepting orders. We’ll close the doors once we reach 50 orders or on Friday at noon PST. Whichever comes first. Then we’ll close orders for a month before opening up again. –>Learn more…
Fellow Riskologists, There is so much going on around here, I can hardly keep up writing about it. Two weeks ago, I announced the launch of BrewPony—the subscription coffee bean service I’m starting and inspired by readers like you—on March 5th. That’s just a week away. Yikes! In the last update, you all asked a…
If I were going to raise $1 million for charity, this is how I would do it. When I published a short survey on Advanced Riskology back in October, I asked readers to answer questions to help me learn about the psychological effects of generosity. I had no idea what was going to happen. Likewise,…
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