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11/05/2018

JUST PUBLISHED OUR LATEST ARTICLE

This is the no. 1 law for the future of work.

09/05/2018

JUST PUBLISHED A NEW ARTICLE

A few years ago, I became aware of the Warren Buffett Learner's Lifestyle where he spends 80% of his time reading and thinking.

"That sounds AMAZING!" I thought to myself.

Today, I spend 4-5 hours per day reading, thinking, and experimenting, and our business is doing the best it ever has. I'm like a kid in the candy store.

In this article takes a deep-dive on:

1. Why leading a LEARNING LIFESTYLE is the best way to be "productive" in knowledge economy.

“Working hard is the industrial era approach to getting ahead. Learning hard is the knowledge economy equivalent.”

2. What it means to truly lead a learning lifestyle where you make career and lifestyle choices based #1 on what will lead to the most learning.

3. How to transition to a learning lifestyle where most of your day is filled with reading, thinking, and experimentation.

Adopting his “Learning Lifestyle” is easier than you think.

07/06/2018

NEW LEARNING HOW TO LEARN ARTICLE BY US

One of my favorite learning quotes is:

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." —Benjamin Franklin

Knowing the incredible power of compound interest, this quote motivates me to learn.

But in the back of my mind, I've been wondering, does knowledge keep compounding or am I just fooling myself? What decreases and increases the compounding rate?

So, over the years, I've studied LEARNING HOW TO LEARN. As such, I've been studying what to do and what NOT to do.

In this article, I organized the five biggest learning how to learn mistakes that I make and I see others make in our Learning Ritual Course.

Hope the article brings value to you.

This is the mental equivalent of eating McDonald’s every day.

06/22/2018

This is why the smartest people in the world have tons of books they don’t read.

05/15/2018

JUST PUBLISHED OUR LATEST ARTICLE

One of the things I'm most fascinated by is how people achieve world-class success and make a positive impact on a large scale whether they be an artist, entrepreneur, scientist, or athlete.

In this vein, I love uncovering different factors that are strong predictors for success, but aren't widely acknowledged yet. This article fits into that tradition.

I don't go into writing articles trying to prove a point. I go in with hunches, explore the research, and also attempt to prove myself wrong (and pay others to help). This process takes me in surprising directions that really transform my thinking on the world. This article is one of the ones that has had a really big impact on me.

I hope you find it valuable in some way too!

- Michael

A billionaire entrepreneur studied Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and found this out.

05/02/2018

JUST PUBLISHED OUR LATEST ARTICLE ON LEARNING HOW TO LEARN

“Right now, somewhere out in the world is a paragraph, chapter, or book that would change your life forever if you read it. I call this kind of information “breakthrough knowledge,” and mastering the ability to find breakthrough knowledge in our era of information overload is one of the most important skills we can develop.”

This skill will change the way you think about reading.

04/05/2018

JUST PUBLISHED OUR LATEST ARTICLE....

The warning against being a generalist has persisted for hundreds of years in dozens of languages. “Equipped with knives all over, yet none is sharp,” warn people in China. In Estonia, it goes, “Nine trades, the tenth one — hunger.”

Yet, many of the most impactful individuals , both contemporary and historical, have been generalists: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Richard Feynman, Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Marie Curie to name just a few.

What’s going on here?

If being a generalist was the path to mediocrity, why did a comprehensive study of the most significant scientists in all of history uncover that 15 of the 20 were polymaths? Newton. Galileo. Aristotle. Kepler. Descartes. Huygens. Laplace. Faraday. Pasteur. Ptolemy. Hooke. Leibniz. Euler. Darwin. Maxwell — all polymaths.

If being a generalist was so ineffective, why are the founders of the five largest companies in the world — Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, Larry Page, and Jeff Bezos — all polymaths (who also follow the 5-hour rule)?

Are these legends just genius anomalies? Or are they people we could and should imitate in order to be successful in a modern knowledge economy?

The most comprehensive case that has ever been made for why nearly everyone should become a polymath in a modern knowledge economy.

12/19/2017

OUR LATEST ARTICLE

Out of all the interventions we can do to make smarter decisions in our life and career, mastering the most useful and universal mental models is arguably the most important.

This infographic is the culmination of all the articles we have written on mental models. It is our personal list of the 12 most useful & universal mental models that we believe everyone should master first. For each mental model, we share the sub mental models that make it up and one paragraph explaining its significance.

View the high resolution version of the infographic by clicking here.

12/18/2017

OUR LATEST ARTICLE

Empact co-founder Michael Simmons writes his latest article featuring self-made billionaire entrepreneur, Ray Dalio, and his systematic approach to building a successful company.

The brutal truth is that most people aren’t even aware of Level 2 or 3

11/08/2017

Over the last five years, we've taken a deep dive into how the world's top entrepreneurs learn faster and better than others.

We've applied the principles to our lives and taught hundreds of others through our Learning Ritual Course.

This article is a culmination of everything that I've learned.

Have you ever noticed how some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and leaders see reality in a fundamentally different way? When…

11/02/2017

One of the most interesting phenomenons of life is that we willingly and consistently do things that we know we're going to regret in the future.

The story that I share in this article from Harvard Professor Clayton Christen is one of the biggest motivators for me to make the most out of life.

Definition Of Hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Unknown

10/26/2017

Hey everyone! My latest article just went live...

I believe that there is a huge shift happening in how people become successful and have an impact.... and few people are talking about.

In a world that is changing faster and faster and where the rules are being reinvented, the value of deliberate practice goes down and the value of experimentation goes up.
This phenomenon is talked about in academic research. We also seeing it playing out in the business world and our personal lives.

The most successful tech companies adopt massive experimentation and view it as core to their success.

Here is the full article...

Most people think that Edison invented the first light bulb.