Taylor Pearson
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How to Unlock Your Creative Potential in 2019
Over the course of our lifetimes, the size of multinational businesses will approach that of small, local businesses. On its…… → Read More
Will Smart Contracts Eat the World?
In 1994, Nick Szabo, a legal scholar and computer scientist, coined the term “smart contract” to describe the ability to embed contracts, a legal construct, into computer code. With the emergence… → Read More
What is a Security Token? A Comprehensive Guide to How They Work and Their Impact
There’s been a lot of talk about security tokens recently. But what is a security token in the first place? How do they work? And how might they impact your job or business? That is, why should you… → Read More
Will Crypto Crash (Again?)
Will bitcoin and the broader crypto market crash (again)? Or crash farther? I think the place to start thinking about this is why are crypto markets so volatile in the first place? And perhaps more i… → Read More
Why The ‘Worst’ Crypto Networks Will Be The Biggest
Though crypto networks are often compared to private firms, a better analogy is to compare them to cities. Like a city, a crypto network is a community of loosely affiliated individuals who agree on… → Read More
How to Stop Procrastinating Using the 70% Rule – The Mission –
I was walking home from work one day wondering how to stop procrastinating when I listened to a podcast that made something click. The podcast hosts presented an idea they called the drama… → Read More
Blockchain Supply Chain Use Cases: A Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity?
TL;DR There are a few blockchain supply chain use cases which have the potential to restructure the industry. One particularly impactful use case is making it easier for small suppliers to get more f… → Read More
How to Discover Your Values List, and Use Them to Make Better Decisions
TL;DR Making a core values list takes 15 minutes and will help you make better decisions. Note: If you’d like to skip straight to the full list of personal values, click here. Have you ever been fa… → Read More
Taylor Pearson
Taylor is the author of The End of Jobs. He studies business strategies and mental models then explain how you can apply them to your life and business. Subscribe to his popular newsletter to get his best writing and a list of his favorite tools for free. → Read More
The Best Books I Read In 2017
90% of the time I was reading this book I was wondering “what is he talking about?” The other 10% I was thinking: “That’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever heard.” → Read More
How to Get Focused for 2018 – The Mission –
You are going to finish the book. You are going to get the promotion. You are going to launch the project. You are going to grow the business. You were on track for the promotion but thought that… → Read More
How to Change Your Life Using Punctuated Equilibrium
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is one of the most remarkable books ever written. It explained, for the first time and in plain English, the theory of evolution. In doing so, it shined a… → Read More
Why History’s Greatest Innovators Optimized for Interesting
I love Derek Siver’s question: “What are you optimizing your life for?” For the last few years, my answer has been “interesting.” I always felt sort of dumb for saying that, but then I read… → Read More
The Dark Side of Growth
If you want to grow a business quickly, the first step is to destroy it. When Howard Schultz bought Starbucks, it was a small, local coffee chain in Seattle that didn’t even have Espresso drinks. A… → Read More
Kaleidoscope Thinking: How to Think Faster and More Clearly
Tl;dr Kaliedoscope thinking is how to think faster and more clearly. It is an increasingly important career skill and anyone can learn to do it by following a couple simple guidelines. Every year in… → Read More
The Top 10 Cryptocurrency Resources for Non-Technical People
I first heard about Bitcoin in 2012. I didn’t “get it.” Terms like decentralized, distributed and disintermediation piqued my interest, but I lacked the technical understanding to really unders… → Read More
How to Prioritize Like a Billionaire
“Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight Eisenhower In Justin Mares’ and Gabriel Weinberg’s book Traction Marketing, they offer a method for evaluating potential marketi… → Read More
Lessons on How to Amass Power, Get Things Done, and Be Eaten Alive
Robert Moses may be the most influential historical figure you’ve never heard of. Moses was the master builder of New York. If you’ve ever set foot in a major city, he’s affected your life. He… → Read More
3 Beliefs of Successful Internet Entrepreneurs
3 Beliefs of Successful Internet Entrepreneurs There are millions of unique businesses online but the ones making money have a very few common traits. → Read More
Creative Destruction: Move Fast and Break Things
Speed is the key to entrepreneurial success. Here's why, when and how to press Go! → Read More