3 Lessons from an Unannounced Louis CK Performance Just Days before Hosting SNL
Three weeks ago I went to the underground Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village with my fiancé for a Friday night of laughs. It was the week that The Promise of a Pencil launched, so I figured there’s no better way to take the edge off than with my lady and some laughter.
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The Common Place Where Everyone Draws Their True Strength
Yesterday I found out that The Promise of a Pencil will be spending its second week on the New York Times Bestseller list. It debuted at #2 last week and within five days completely sold out all of Amazon and BN.com’s stock nationwide.This week it’s at #8, joining a list of authors in the Top 10 that includes Arianna Huffington, President Jimmy Carter, Malcolm Gladwell, Bill O’Reilly, Chelsea Handler and Sheryl Sandberg.
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3 Essential Steps To Uncover Your Purpose & Become Unstoppable
Years ago, I asked a young boy begging on the streets of India what he wanted most in the world. His answer was simple: “a pencil.” I reached into my backpack and handed him one of my own, and immediately saw his eyes light up with possibility. In that moment, I felt a sense of purpose that has driven my actions ever since.
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The science behind why Buzzfeed and Upworthy work.
Let's start with a basic fact - Buzzfeed and Upworthy are able to get us to open their articles with far higher frequency than most other websites. But how?
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One of the first video games to really blow my mind was Contra. The Nintendo classic came out when I was just a kid, but in modern culture it’s more famous for its cheat code than the actual gameplay.
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As one of many proud Millennials, there are clear trends I’m seeing amongst my peers and the emerging generation of young people rising behind us. The most obvious of which, is that we all want to work on something we’re passionate about.
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3 Essential Steps To Uncover Your Purpose & Become Unstoppable
Years ago, I asked a young boy begging on the streets of India what he wanted most in the world. His answer was simple: “a pencil.” I reached into my backpack and handed him one of my own, and immediately saw his eyes light up with possibility. In that moment, I felt a sense of purpose that has driven my actions ever since.
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The science behind why Buzzfeed and Upworthy work.
Let's start with a basic fact - Buzzfeed and Upworthy are able to get us to open their articles with far higher frequency than most other websites. But how?
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One of the first video games to really blow my mind was Contra. The Nintendo classic came out when I was just a kid, but in modern culture it’s more famous for its cheat code than the actual gameplay.
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The internet was set ablaze last night by film director Michael Bay's meltdown on stage at CES when the teleprompter apparently malfunctioned and didn't show his prepared remarks properly. As you can see below, he became so flustered that he walked offstage entirely and abandoned the talk altogether
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This is the time of year when we all make New Year’s Resolutions to improve health, well-being and happiness. So in the spirit of the time, I’d like to share three essential practices that you can implement today that will improve your life drastically.
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I had a call this morning with someone who is launching a new idea and was seeking advice on how to get it off the ground. In her words, “I’m so passionate about this one issue, but I have no idea how to solve the whole thing when I’m starting so small.” Here was my advice to get an idea off the ground :1- Publicly set a bold but attainable goal.
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Last month, I noticed a few people on my Facebook feed sharing a link to a Reddit post that announced the launch of something called the Pineapple Fund. The person behind it wrote that they’d been an early investor in Bitcoin and felt as though at a certain point, enough money is enough, and he or she now wanted to donate $86M in Bitcoin to charities.
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When my friend Dan Teicher sent me the music video above, it did just that. For years he's been telling me about his desire to craft a music video using the years of footage he has of his grandparents' life together.
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The Most Important Daily Ritual You're Missing Out On
It's not every day that you have the opportunity to meet one of your real life heroes. Not a mainstream celebrity, but someone who you've watched and admired from a distance thinking, "Am I the only one who is so transfixed by this individual?"
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Every so often you come across a clip that's just so insane you have to share it. This crew of "urban skiers" prove that you can pursue your passion in any environment. Using wooden crates, cinder blocks and snow, they create ramps out of abandoned buildings, rooftops and anything else you can imagine.This clip is well worth all 10 minutes.
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Sometimes you see news headlines proclaiming miracles that seem too extraordinary to believe. “Man reunited with lost love fifty years later,” or “Child falls thirty floors and only suffers a broken leg,” they read. I’ve always questioned the truth of these tall tales, but for the first time in my life I read one of those headlines last night and when I clicked to watch the local news story, I saw a member of my own family being profiled.
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There's a graphic circulating around the internet that includes a quote from Elon Musk. He says, “My proceeds from the PayPal acquisition were $180 million. I put $100 million in SpaceX, $70m in Tesla, and $10m in Solar City. I had to borrow money for rent.”
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Let me guess- You have a big aspirational dream to transform the world in a positive way. Am I right?Maybe you’ve just returned from a trip that changed your life.
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As we move into the new year, in the spirit of new things I’d like to share three bold predictions about 2016. In addition, I’m excited to share some new things I’ll be working on to address what’s coming and help as many people as I can.
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Asking someone for money is one of many people’s greatest fears.We have a strange relationship with other people’s capital. For some reason we have no problem selling someone lemonade on the side of the road as a kid, but asking a friend to invest as an adult in ourbusiness is a horrifically daunting task.
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One of the most underrated elements in shaping our worldview is the power of perspective. How do we compare ourselves to others? Are we viewing our current position through an emphasis on all that we're missing or all that we're fortunate enough be?
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What if the Empire State Building was a Giant Pencil?
Earlier this year, I saw a video online that lasted only forty-eight seconds. Yet in less than a minute, the video perfectly demonstrates something that decades of research have proven about how global movements are created.In the video, a man lines up a series of blocks like dominoes, each one proportionally larger than the previous block. The next thing he does is pretty strange.
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In recent years, sustainability has transcended its status as a buzzword to become a driving force in the business world.Companies around the globe are increasingly recognizing that adopting sustainable practices is not only a moral imperative but also a strategic necessity.
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Bayla and Dylan, you may not know this but you surprised your mother and me when you arrived six weeks earlier than your due date. You both came out strong and healthy, but your mother almost gave her life to bring you into this world.
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Let's start by acknowledging that sleep deprivation is an awful experience, and not good for anyone. There are many reasons that people struggle with sleep, and there's absolutely no denying that a good night's rest is one of the most essential and important activities that we can undertake.But in certain circumstances, a night of bad sleep can be a good thing.
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You were deceived by our culture, by the good people at the institution of higher education you attended, and unintentionally by those who love you most. When you made the decision 4-5 years ago to attend the college of your choice, the prevailing wisdom of the day said that this was the best way you could spend your time and money to get ahead in life.
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Social Consciousness and Why Millennials Prove Invaluable
I'm a millennial.The “official” definition, coming from the book Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069, defines us as the phone-toting, selfie-snapping people born from 1982-2004.
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There are nearly 350,000 results in the Amazon store when you search for the word “happiness.” Books like The Happiness Project and 10% Happier have sat on the bestseller lists for months, verifying our cultural obsession with the pursuit of happiness.But what if I told you life’s biggest winners are motivated by something different from happiness. Would you believe me?
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