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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.

Self Development

The Law of Unintended Consequences by Omar M. Almahmoud

I was discussing with Matt Lawson an experiment for measuring people’s productivity for deployment in the UAE public sector and based on his experience at BT he shared some insights and brought up the The Law of Unintended Consequences. The law of unintended consequences states that actions and decisions may have unforeseen implications or consequences. It applies to any kind of decision-making or action, whether intended or not, and it is particularly

7 Psychological Superpowers Few People Have (That You Can Use to Set Yourself Apart)

I do it. You do it. The less it’s done, though, the freer you are. That’s the thing about freedom — it’s often a consequence of what you don’t do. Once you decide to stop caring so much, it’ll allow you to do what you want. Are you going to let other people — infinitesimal pieces of existence in the expanse of the universe — stop you from living your

50 Short Term Goal Examples That Will Change Your Life

A step-by-step guide for making, achieving, and tracking better goals, plus 50 examples to get you going. Have you ever set a goal for yourself like “I want to lose weight,” or “I want to get a better job,” and then woke up 6 months later still in the exact same situation you were in? Man, you must just be terrible at accomplishing things. Or maybe it was something far