STEVE JOBS

Rick Rubin, the former president of CBS Records, and a legendary music producer described how his problem-solving process evolved:

In the old days, I would say, "OK, here's the problem, here's how we're going to fix it, let's fix it," and we move on.

Now, I'll say, "Here'...

Habits are hard to start and even harder to maintain. A retainer is basically proof that braces alone don’t really solve the problem.

We're optimistic about nudging ourselves to make long-term changes but agnostic and pessimistic about changing day-to-day ones.

Think...

Pessimism comes naturally to people because thinking about the bad stuff that could happen helps us to prepare for survival.

The problem is that pessimists think bad events are permanent and unchangeable. "I think my interview is going to be a disaster." We need to learn to recogn...