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Video Game Development Roles That Cause Chaos

What are outside video game development roles? How do investors and business executives affect a video game’s release window? One of the biggest challenges in making a video game doesn’t relate to the development itself. Instead, it’s a product of collaboration with investors, publishers, and other people out of the game studio whose interests in selling the product might conflict with the developers’ interests in creating it. Discover how an outsider’s perspective can change everything about the development of a video game.

How to Go Easy on Yourself on the Difficult Path to Success

Where’s that sweet spot between pushing yourself to achieve and being too hard on yourself? How might you bring more lightheartedness into your self-discipline? In Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss shares advice from scores of experts in various fields on how to identify what matters most to you, how to navigate non-traditional career paths, how to appreciate failure, and more. Some of the counsel is about being kind to yourself in the process of pursuing your goals. Read more for advice on how to go easy on yourself and stop worrying that you’re not smashing all expectations perfectly.

The 3 Dangers of Technology in Everyday Life

What are the dangers of technology people face today? How does technology interfere with education and work? In The Distracted Mind, Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen discuss the impact of increased technological interference. Technological interference does widespread harm in various domains of life, including school, the workplace, and our relationships. Discover more about the dangers of technology and how they get in the way of everyday aspects of life.

What Do You Care About? Pinpoint & Prioritize What Matters

What do you care about most? How much time do you give to what’s most important in your life? In Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss shares advice from a variety of people on how you should spend your time. Many agree that, to make choices about your time investments, it’s necessary to identify what matters most to you and prioritize meaningful causes over other ways you could use your time. Continue reading to discover how to pinpoint and prioritize what you care about most in life.

The Third Door: Alex Banayan Uncovers the Mindset of Success

How do people like Steven Spielberg and Bill Gates succeed? What lessons from their lives and careers can you apply to your own? In The Third Door, Alex Banayan writes that success is like a nightclub with three doors. He argues that the third door is the best—and really, only—route to getting ahead of the crowd. He learned this from interviewing (and trying to interview) several wildly successful people. Continue reading for an overview of Banayan’s book, and find out what “the third door” is.

How to Choose a Topic & Develop Ideas for Maximum Impact

Have you been asked to give a speech or write an article? How should select the subject matter and flesh out what you’re going to say? In Public Speaking for Success, Dale Carnegie shares advice on how to choose a topic and develop ideas. While his tips are provided in the context of public speaking, they’re applicable to essays, books, and more. Continue reading to learn how to figure out what topic and ideas you should present.

Work Hard to Achieve Your Goals—and Know When to Rest

Do you have defined professional and personal goals? How much work are you willing to put in to reach them? How much effort are they worth? Tim Ferriss collected advice from experts in various fields, and many of them spoke about the importance of hard work, especially in the pursuit of worthy goals. Some also highlighted the importance of working smart and not overdoing it. Read more to get inspired to work hard to achieve your goals and to find wisdom about where to draw the line.

How Asking People for Help Can Lead You to Career Success

Are you hesitant to ask people for help at work? What about reaching out to people who are working in a company or a field that you aspire to? In the process of writing his book The Third Door, Alex Banayan discovered something over and over: To become successful, you need to reach out to others for help. He shares what he learned about this from entrepreneur Elliott Bisnow and director Steven Spielberg. Read on to learn why it’s important to tap into the expertise and connections of others.

Should You Follow Your Passion? A Tribe of Mentors Weighs In

Should you follow your passion? How important is it to have a career that excites you? Should your vocation be central to your identity? In Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss shares input from experts in various fields to address these critical career questions. Together, their advice can help you think through the questions and settle on the answers that are the right ones for you and your path in life. Keep reading for insights on whether you should follow your passion.

How to Be Persistent (Without Crossing the Line)

When does persistence go too far and become harassment? How might you be persistent in an appropriate and measured way? Alex Banayan wrote his book The Third Door to share what he learned from interviewing several wildly successful people about their paths toward getting ahead in life. In the process of writing it, he found that persistence (even his own) was important—and that it’s possible to take it too far. Read more to learn how to be persistent without crossing the line, with advice that Banayan learned from inventor Dean Kamen and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.