#316 - Decisions you can stand on

STUFF I'VE WRITTENDecisions you can stand on. The last of four weeks on values, and the step that does not work on your own.From the Archive: A door, not an answer. From August, the first time I mentioned any of this out loud.STUFF I'M READINGIrrational decisions. The decisions everyone approves of keep you where you are. He left a CEO job with no plan when the board asked for a three year one.When giving up teaches you more than persevering ever could. Quitting shows you what you are made of in a way sticking it out never does. A professional philosopher took an office job after twenty PhD rejections and lasted a week.Michael Phelps trained six years without a day off, which bought him 52 days a year on everyone else. Bob Bowman writes about winning. His coach once stood on his goggles on purpose.Why narcissistic leaders don't like remote work. Adam Grant and colleagues, across three studies and 259 Fortune 500 CEOs: narcissism was the one trait that consistently predicted resisting…

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