From Deborah Solomon’s New York Times Magazine interview with superstar physicist Brian Greene . . . SOLOMON: Do you think SAT scores define intelligence? GREENE: No. They define the capacity to answer questions on an SAT test.
In recent weeks, I’ve begun working on the paperback edition of Drive. This new edition of the book, slated for release in about six months, will include up-to-the-minute studies, fresh examples, and lots more tools, tips, and exercises. But to make it even more valuable for readers, I’d love to get your input. Here’s a very
Those who make your life easier — and those who make it harder. Those whose presence helps you perform better — and those whose presence makes you do worse. Those concerned about doing the work — and those concerned about getting the credit. Those who leave you feeling up — and those who leave you
Who are these two guys — and what can they teach you about innovation? The answer is in this month’s Sunday Telegraph column.
It’s been a zooey few weeks, thus the radio silence from the Pink Blog. However, over the next few days I’m hoping to catch you up on a few projects. But first . . . a freebie! Maybe you’ve been planning to give Drive as a holiday gift. And maybe you think your present would
One of my favorite business books of the year is The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith. (She’s a Stanford B-School professor, he’s an economist and marketing guru.) Although shelves groan with books about the mechanics of Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, The
Last week at a conference, I had the good fortune of hearing a lecture by Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, whose research on intelligence and mindsets has been revelatory for me in all aspects of my life. Dweck’s broad argument is that what people believe shapes what they achieve — mostly irrespective of their innate
In this month’s Sunday Telegraph column, I strap on my spelunking gear and explore the most feedback-deprived cave in our civilization: The modern workplace. While the rest of our lives are rich in feedback — just look at the Tweet counter for this post or listen for the little sound your phone makes when you
Maybe I’m having my own extended moment of Zen, but I keep thinking about these two quotations, which I encountered earlier this week. “There are years that ask questions and years that answer them.” — Zora Neale Hurston (quoted in The Week) “People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes,
Here’s a collection of signage, emotionally intelligent and otherwise, that readers have sent in recently. (Warning: One sign has language that probably isn’t safe for work or for kids.) From Oskar Pearson: From Rick Carek: From Adam Clayman:
