I've been reading Nobel prize-winning Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus, and it's been one of the most profound books I've ever read....
The older I get the more I realize: all those people I thought were so “cool” and that’s why they didn’t want to talk to me or be...
Do you also wonder sometimes, if your camera or mic are working, 2 mins into you already talking? Wondering if people can actually hear...
The Economist has a FANTASTIC article about risk taking this week, using the expedience of BASE jumpers, as a trope. (Apparently “BASE”...
Post #2 in Anxiety Series (link to post #1 here: https://www.aali.live/post/do-anxiety-away) *Love, is in the giving, not the receiving.*...
I had the opportunity to review a large batch of law student resumes & cvr ltrs yesterday, as part of a selection committee. I love doing...
This is the first big lesson I learned in therapy, and it completely changed my life! So often, in our efforts to resolve disagreements...
Full quote: “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. God...
“In each of these moments, enough of us, enough of us have come together to carry all of us forward.” This sentence stood out to me from...
What questions should you ask at the end of an interview? Here're 4 principles to help you formulate thoughtful questions: ❶ Start with...
Honesty without sensitivity, is cruelty. Honesty without strategy, is stupidity! Don't confuse life's requirement of being honest with...
If you approach a problem voluntarily, the circuits in your brain that are engaged are the circuits relating to exploration and...
Anxiety is my second most persistent lifelong companion. (Depression is first.) Last year - feeling secure in other aspects of my life -...
"People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty." This Tim Ferriss quote shook me the first time I read it. What is it about us, that...
The Economist had a piece a couple of weeks ago about Chuck Yeager, air force pilot and the first person to break the sound barrier. This...
If you make a mistake, here's a 3-part strategy to help you move forward: ❶ Always, always, always, start with the truth. This is the...
You see what you aim at. Think about how BIG the world is. And how LITTLE of it you get to see. Even the space behind your own head, by...
"Anything worth doing, is worth doing poorly too." This is one of the most amazing life and career lessons, which I learned just...
Four Performance Tips for Meetings / Presentations / Performances: ❶ Be 120% Animated: When you are performing, your adrenalin rush makes...
Real question, but one that I receive all the time: “Hi Ali, I hope you are doing well. Thank you so much for posting the [X] position. I...