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Business
CEO masterclass: 3 ways to burst the “positivity delusion”
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
Ben Horowitz
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Business
The one concept that saved my life
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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The Long Game
“Slack”: The key to resilience in a world that keeps breaking
In nature, business, and life, survival doesn’t belong to the optimized — it belongs to those with a built-in buffer.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
The future of the “like” button: Thumbs up or thumbs down?
Will platforms continue to offer the like button as an all-purpose tool — or will each of the button’s various functions exist in new forms?
Bob Goodson
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Smart Skills
How losing all my free time forced me to rethink productivity
Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.
Danny Kenny
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Business
“Sense and respond”: How to harness the power of network leadership
The rapid crash of Nokia was triggered when key information gatekeepers became bottlenecks. Here’s the key lesson.
Jeffrey Beeson
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Business
The inner game of long-term investing
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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