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Read time: 1 minute, 348 words. One man feels a trunk and says, "It's a snake." They all touched the same elephant. The parable of the blind men and the elephant shows this: Research shows we spend 2.8 hours a week in conflict mostly because we see the same thing differently. ππ½ Here's a 4-step framework to help you pause, listen, and see more clearly. πΌ Portfolio Career Meet Matt Levy. Teacher, engineer, composer. Learn how he overcame illness and stepped away from music. He had to "accept a different way of hearing." β βDecline meetings with no purpose. Meetings are a place to brainstorm and encourage people to expand past their tunnel view and contribute to a foreign subject. But if a meeting is only about project updates, this can be handled far more efficiently. β π° Wealth βKey investment themes for 2026β β π΅ Music ββHeart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt. Effortless vocals and warm arrangements. Sunday soundtrack thatβs equal parts comfort and momentum. Listen to Holidaze by John Beasley. Festive & fun reimaginations tunes like "Away In A Manger" & "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy." π Books Read The Genius Habit by Laura Garnett. Try not to equate achievements with happiness. You don't need a mentor to be successful. The difference between passion and purpose. A compelling read. β π AI Prompt β π₯£ Gravy βShhhβ¦ You learn more when you observeβ β β β
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Seven Point Sundayπ‘by Kabir Sehgal
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Read time: 1 minute, 346 words. A veteran editor was finishing his final week at a newspaper. Decades of deadlines were behind him. When the editor-in-chief asked him to oversee one last issue, he agreed, already half checked out. He skimmed instead of reading closely.Let small errors slide.Chose speed over care. After it went to print, the editor-in-chief handed him a copy. "This is the last issue with your name on it," she said. Only then did he notice the typos.The weak headlines.The...
Read time: 1 minute, 355 words. When I worked in corporate strategy, an exec snapped at me in a meeting. Raised voice. Tight room. Everyone went quiet. I assumed I'd messed something up. Later I learned the numbers had just fallen apart. The board was arriving that afternoon. Three decisions had failed that morning. The reaction wasnβt about me. It was pressure spilling onto the nearest surface. I didn't enjoy it, but it taught me something. ππ½ Here's a framework for not taking things...
Read time: 1 minute, 380 words. I've been lucky enough to write books with two of Dr. Martin Luther King's top advisors: Congressman John Lewis & Ambassador Andrew Young, my Godfather. Uncle Andy taught me some powerful lessons... Like the right time to tell someone to "eff off." (silently, of course) Here are 9 provocative tips from Uncle Andy. -Kabir Seven Point Sunday - January 18πΌ Portfolio Career Meet Troy Aikman. He's not just a Hall-of-Fame Quarterback. He also founded a beer company....