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Minute of Genius

Short articles to turn your downtime into 'Aha' time.

Artwork: Still Life with Blue Enamel Coffeepot, Earthenware and Fruit by Vincent van Gogh is a painting that depicts a black tea cup, saucer, and pot on a table with fruit and a blue and white checkered pitcher.
How to Listen to Annoying Colleagues
People are poor listeners, especially in contentious meetings!Try this thought experiment… The next time you’re in a meeting, notice that there are two conversations happening. There’s the one outside of you, the “actual” meeting, and then there’s th...
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Artwork: Faraway looks (Les regards perdus) by Rene Magritte is a surrealist painting of a woman whose face is shown twice in her head.
How to Perform Outside Your Comfort Zone
People believe tasks that don’t suit them will be difficult: So they either avoid challenging situations, or create stress for themselves.Let’s say John has declared himself an introvert. The test HR gave him confirms it and he's built up a lot of ev...
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Artwork: Elevator at MFA Boston covered in Takashi Murakami print of Japanese cartoon characters wearing bunny and bear suits.
The Misconception About Productivity
So when did behaving adult-like and acting serious become better than feeling alive? Why do we train the next generation to sit still, be quiet, and do things the “right” way? Why do we quell the joie de vivre bursting from within us? Must we be seri...
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