personal growth

The Physics of Attention: Asymmetry and Negative Attention

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I spent the last two years driving a large, multi-year moonshot project at LinkedIn—called 360Brew [paper, talk]. It aimed to revolutionize ranking and recommendations across the company and give LinkedIn an edge. (In a separate post, I’ll write about the challenges of running a moonshot initiative.) As the initiative grew from exploration to a company-wide … Read more

Be a Sponge

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In my journey as leader and builder, one of the most valuable insights I’ve encountered is the incredible power of being a “sponge”—absorbing wisdom, experiences, and yes, even feedback. Adam Grant, in his book Hidden Potential, beautifully describes this concept through the metaphor of a sea sponge. A sponge actively draws water in, filters out … Read more