Hi Friends-
This is the best stuff I've tuned into over the past two weeks:
“Curious, encouraging, experimental, forceful, inquiring, and nurturing.” These are the key qualities exhibited by good problem-solving teams, as outlined in an intriguing new piece from HBR. How do you get there? By creating psychological safety + a cognitively diverse team.
Willpower, wealth, and the marshmallow test. It turns out that self-control isn't all it’s cracked up to be: “The new study finds limited support for the idea that being able to delay gratification leads to better outcomes. Instead, it suggests that the capacity to hold out for a second marshmallow is shaped in large part by a child’s social and economic background — and, in turn, that that background, not the ability to delay gratification, is what’s behind kids’ long-term success.”
Keep them talking. A beautifully written piece about memoirs, talking, listening, and Rachel Cusk’s new book Kudos: “The truth is that at every event you meet one boor and one magical person; sometimes you are the boor to someone else, sometimes the wizard… And always there is one conversation, late into the night and soaked with one spirit or another, that seems to be outlined, highlighted, pulsing.”
Built to last. Jason Fried on the simple way you win at business: “What are you doing to last? Not to grow. Not to gain. Not to take. Not to win. But to last? The best way to beat the competition is to last longer than they do.”
+ I love this interview with Priya Parker on the art of gathering.
+ In defense of design thinking. Which is terrible.
+ The dangers of distracted parenting.
+ All living beings are oscillators.
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SHOUT-OUTS:
Much appreciation to: Jeff Sheldon, Offscreen, Farnam Street, and CreativeMornings for link ideas.
The artwork comes from: Manolo Gamboa Naon, who is based in Argentina.
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Hi, I'm Jocelyn, the human behind this newsletter. I host the Hurry Slowly podcast — a new show about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient by slowing down — write books that will help you reclaim your time, and give uncommonly useful talks.
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