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Take 3 minutes to delete these words and improve your writing forever
Before you hit “send,” delete these words from your writing. Your message will be stronger for it.
Jun 18
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Take 3 minutes to delete these words and improve your writing forever
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Everything takes longer than you think
The problem isn’t that you’re not working fast enough. It’s that your expectations were never realistic to begin with.
Jun 11
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Leaders, stop accidentally scaring your team
"Painting a picture" by being concrete and specific is usually good. But when you're talking about negative ideas, you may want to be abstract and vague…
Jun 4
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May 2025
When too much CYA backfires
Some operators speak in a way that's overly CYA (cover your ass) as a defensive tactic to prevent getting into trouble if things go wrong. Here's why…
May 28
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Good struggle vs bad struggle
Not all struggle leads to personal growth. Learn to distinguish between good struggle vs bad struggle, so you can invest your emotional energy in the…
May 21
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People judge the average of your achievements, not the cumulative
Mentioning too many items can actually reduce your overall perceived value.
May 14
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What you give airtime to will expand
Successful operators intentionally direct their recipients' attention. Focus less on what you can't do, and more on what you can do.
May 7
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April 2025
Why high performers make assertions: The difference between insights, suggestions, and assertions
An insight is just a starting point. The rare, courageous thing to do is to develop an assertion, i.e. a hypothesis and point of view that answers "so…
Apr 30
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Why high performers make assertions: The difference between insights, suggestions, and assertions
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You are wasting your warm intros
Your note sucks because you don't sound sincere. Do these 6 things to make your note more persuasive before you hit send.
Apr 23
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7 Phrases I use to make giving feedback easier for myself
Here are phrases I often use when sharing feedback because it makes it easier for me to speak openly and quickly, and encourages my recipient to take…
Apr 16
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My new episode on Lenny's Podcast
We cover some of my best frameworks for communication tactics used by top 1% performers
Apr 9
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Part II: Nuances when using the "inverted but" technique
5 nuances to keep in mind when you apply this tactic, based on common questions from other readers.
Apr 2
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