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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

Psychology

Skill Stacking: A Practical Strategy To Achieve Career Success – Darius Foroux – Pocket

One of the most popular ideas in personal development is that all successful people have achieved mastery. Many of us believe in this false notion that you have to master a skill to achieve career success. That’s because we, as a society, admire and glorify winners. We look at billionaires, champions, gold medalists, and other outliers. I must admit, there are many lessons we can learn from people who are

Unbundling Education: The Future is it Self-Education or University?

On one cold English morning I was discussing with Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat an Associate Professor in Innovation & Operations Management at Cambridge Judge Business School , whether one should pursue higher education or be a lifelong learner and the differences between the two paths. He brought much needed insight to the University case, where I try to summarize the main points below in this essay. The Question Higher education has traditionally been seen as the only

87 Self-Reflection Questions for Introspection

Have you ever thought about your own thoughts or questioned your mental processes? Do you sometimes take time to clarify your values in a moment of doubt or uncertainty? If you answered β€œyes,” you are no stranger to self-reflection and introspection (terms that will be used more or less interchangeably in this article), an important psychological exercise that can help you grow, develop your mind, and extract value from your