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6 Business and Life Lessons from 6 Months of Chess

Business2024-08-092024-08-12

Having played a total of 100 hours of live chess games online over the past six months, I reflect on some general lessons learned by drawing parallels between playing chess and running a business. This writing is intended for a general audience, not just chess players. For context, I started at a 400 Elo rating …

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When Win/Win is not Win/Win

Business2022-02-132022-04-30

In the classic business and self-leadership book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit 4 is to Think Win/Win. Most people understand Win/Win - it's a deal where both parties feel they've won. In the author Stephen Covey's words, "With a Win/Win solution, all parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the …

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