Personal Development

The Annual Review: A Hands-On Workbook

The Annual Review: A Hands-On Workbook

A simple, but powerful reflection exercise designed to help you identify accomplishments and lessons, assess your current situation, and plan for big things in 2017 and beyond. Includes a 7 min video narrated by Jason Shen walking through the exercise step-by-step.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top-seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity.

The Science of Practice: How to Rewire Your Brain for Performance

The Science of Practice: How to Rewire Your Brain for Performance

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘practice makes perfect.’ Whether it’s violin, running, or writing, everyone knows we have to practice in order to improve our performance. But have you ever wondered, what’s happening inside my brain when I practice? Why do some people practice over and over and never get any better? How do I make sure I’m not just going through the motions?

Possibility

Possibility

In these pages, I shared some of my finds in my little journey into human psychology and simply ignored elements that makes us powerful and possible. My aim is that in the end you may find yourself, and deploy yourself to possibilities.

The Little Book of Design Research Ethics

The Little Book of Design Research Ethics

Welcome to another Little Book. This one is about ethical practices in design research. It covers the principles that guide our interactions as we search for insight. It’s written for everyone at IDEO and for all the people we work with—those we learn from, and those we teach.

8,760 Hours 2.0 – How to get the most out of next year

8,760 Hours 2.0 – How to get the most out of next year

The end of a year is the perfect time to review one’s life, goals, plans, and projects, as well as plan for the upcoming year. I’ve been fine-tuning my own review process for several years and thought others might be interested to know what I do and how.