Today, on Jan 14, 1639, three towns in the Colony of Connecticut - Windsor, Hartford (the current capital) & Wethersfield - adopted the...

Anxiety is my second most persistent lifelong companion. (Depression is first.) Last year - feeling secure in other aspects of my life -...

Today, on Jan 11, 1759, America's first life insurance company was formed in Philadelphia. "The Corporation for Relief of Poor and...

"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...

Today, on Jan 6, 1964, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in New York Times v. Sullivan, a landmark free speech case. In law...

دوستان این یکی از بهترین درس‌های زندگی و کاریست که از قضا همین اخیرا من یادش گرفتم. اگر کاری ارزش انجام شدن رو داره، ارزش ضعیف انجام شدن...

دوستان: سوالات زیادی هست در مورد non-compete؛ برای همین چند اصل حقوقی کلی رو زیر نوشتم. لطفا توجه کنید که اینها اصولی هستند کلی؛ این...

Today, on Dec 21, 1956, Montgomery, Alabama was forced to integrate its buses for all Americans, "colored" & white. Most people are...

"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...

*Today in Legal (and Life) History* Today, on December 18, 1944, the US Supreme Court decided Korematsu v. United States, allowing the US...

Live life like a game! I was just going out for a dreaded grocery run. I ran into our doorlady and asked if she wanted anything from the...

How to argue kindly! A great reminder from the great Daniel Dennett -- useful for conversations at work, and with friends and family too!...

در چند ماه گذشته شاید ۱۰ یا ۱۲ نفر از دوستان عزیزبا من تماس گرفتن در لینکداین یا فیسبوک برای نصیحت در مورد اشتباهی که عمدا یا سهوا در کار...

Don't seek the "perfect" job, or the "perfect" position as your goal. The jobs, the positions, "success" -- are all outcomes, not goals!

I want to share a technique I use for connections in the Zoom era. ❶ I was invited to a lawyers happy hour. I didn't know the invitees or...