Newmark's Door

"What You Need to Succeed—and How to Find Out If You Have It"

No surprise--at least to me--it's more than test scores and Ivy League degrees.

"The Truth about Violence: 3 Principles of Self-Defense"

Revenge, even justice, aren't your primary concerns. Survival is.

"Writing Advice: The Secret to Success"

Very sweet. And very good.

"The Economics Of Post-Collegiate Dating"

Pretty much stinks.

High school and college used to have a lot of advantages for finding a potential spouse. But since at the tonier schools a lot of kids don't date anymore, that advantage seems to have decreased. Very sad.

"The Classifieds: A Workplace Confidential"

"Trade secrets from a Per Se waiter, a New York Times reporter, a Met, a Hollywood agent. What really goes on inside a public-school classroom and under a plastic-surgeon’s knife. What a bikini waxer sees, what a drunk cop doesn’t."

21 people in all. Two that I found interesting:

"The Personal College Counselor Who Can’t Bear the People Paying Her Bills".

"The Bronx High-School Teacher Who Says It’s Not Just the Students Who Cheat".

"The case for calling Mom, in one chart"

I wish I could.

"Happiness Engineering"

From the interesting Scott Adams.

Exercise - When I've exercised in the past day, almost nothing bothers me. And I sleep like a pile of moss. If you think of exercise in its usual way, as one component of health, or as a way to lose weight, it's easy to skip your hour at the gym. If you think of it as the difference between a good day and a bad day, it's easier to make it a priority.

"Feeling Angry, Resentful, or Self-Critical? Make the Positive Argument"

I'm sorry, but it can't be just this simple.

"Why Ferguson remains at the top of his game"

Sir Alex:

Always be unsatisfied. “The sweetest moment for me,” he often tells interviewers, “is the last minute of a victory. After that it drains away quickly. The memory’s gone in half an hour. It’s like a drug, really. I need to re-enact it again and again to get that last-minute feeling, when you’re shouting at the referee, ‘Blow that bloody whistle’.” Sir Alex knows that satisfaction is fatal. Every trophy he wins is just a notch towards a target he never wants to meet.

"My dad taught me cashflow with a soda machine"

Pretty good parenting.