Ben Casnocha's blog is Ben Casnocha: The Blog.
Working out has long been a part of my daily routine. I work out on average 45-60 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week. The ROI on this time is very high: by working out an hour a day I believe I reap at least an hour of productivity throughout the rest of the day […]
Paul Goldberger had a piece in a recent New Yorker on why and how airports are so poorly designed from an aesthetic perspective. Near the end he expresses awe at size and pace of construction of China’s new airports. I myself remember being stunned by the sheer capacity of China’s airports […]
All good bloggers are able to in some way convey their personality through their blog. If your blog has no voice or personality, readers will flee. What makes blogs fun to read is that they’re personal and don’t pretend to be Objective (aka, the Voice of Death) […]
Peter Thiel is one of the most successful start-up entrepreneurs in recent time (PayPal), start-up investor (Facebook), and hedge fund manager (Clarium). Needless to say, it’s worth following his thinking. I’ve now twice-read his 10,000 word essay in the latest […]
Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle with golden balls, says Joseph Epstein: The golden jugglers are the ones with wit, the ability to pierce pretension, and the calm detachment to mock large ideas […]
Jack Welch, legendary former CEO of GE. Jeff Immelt, current CEO of GE. Welch groomed Immelt. So this is not what Immelt probably expected from his former mentor as GE suffers a bit on Wall Street: On April 16th, in […]
When I give someone specific feedback, I appreciate it when he writes it down because it shows he’s taking my time and ideas seriously. But sometimes it’s fine not to scribble notes.
And, is this guilt healthy–does it create a sense of a gratitude or motivate me to make the most of my winning number in the genetic lottery? Maybe. Probably. Maybe not?
On the web, it takes less than a second to close the page or click a new link. Your readers are busy and distracted. This means you must engage the reader out of the gate and take nothing for granted. […]
I know many professionals who would like to be mentors but are not, mainly because once they start interacting with a potential mentee they find it’s not nearly as fulfilling as […]
