Want to write better? Swap generic words for specifics to make your text clear, powerful, engaging, and even funny.| A Smart Bear
Because time is zero-sum, prioritization is mandatory. This is an index of purpose-built prioritization frameworks, and an overarching one to optimize your life.| A Smart Bear
RICE and other confidence-based frameworks are mostly noise. Here's how to make decisions without pretending to know the unknowable.| A Smart Bear
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A simple workshop that evaluates new business ideas relative to your existing strengths -- the key to expanding without overreaching.| A Smart Bear
Why "expected value" doesn't work; here's a better framework for making long-term investments in your career, startup, and life.| A Smart Bear
How do you assess forecasts, when the forecast is only a probability? It's not just about accuracy. Let's dive into the math.| A Smart Bear
Some of the most enticing, important metrics are impossible to measure, even after the fact. Here's how to identify and avoid this trap.| A Smart Bear
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Most so-called "strategies" are vague, wishful thinking, written once and never seen again. Don't do that. These are the characteristics of great strategy.| A Smart Bear
Being "in control" is impossible, perhaps not even desirable. Being "in command" is ideal: honest, introspective, agile, aware, and proactive.| A Smart Bear
Don't use phrases like "unlikely" or "almost certainly." Here's real-world data showing why not, and what to do instead.| A Smart Bear
Traditional rubrics fail to reveal the best answers, or how to explain those answers to others. After explaining why, the following system solves both failures.| A Smart Bear