Steven Morris (Matter Consulting CEO) has advised 3,000+ leaders . . . including Google, Habitat for Humanity, Qualcomm.

His secret?

This dead-simple framework that cuts through analysis paralysis. Question #1: "What happens if we do nothing?"

Sometimes the best move is NO move.

One fintech waited. Competitors rushed in. They watched rivals burn $50M on bad tech. Then swooped in with a better solution.

Inaction ≠ weakness.

Your next big decision could make or break your career.

Harvard Business Review just dropped a framework that's saved executives from million-dollar mistakes.

Here are the 5 questions you MUST ask: 🧵 Steven Morris (Matter Consulting CEO) has advised 3,000+ leaders . . .

including Google, Habitat for Humanity, Qualcomm.

His secret? This dead-simple framework that cuts through analysis paralysis.

This one image can make you more creative than 99% of people. In 2004, psychologist Jens Förster ran a study.

Two rooms.

One decorated with neat, ordinary, symmetrical images.

The other with strange, broken, surprising patterns.

Participants were asked: How many unusual uses can you think of for a paperclip?

Want deeper trust and faster promotions at work?

Research shows it might start outside the office. New research (HBR, July 2025) reveals this insight:

When it comes to bonding with coworkers outside of work…

Where you connect matters more than how you connect.

Does getting tough ever boost performance?

Yes—but only up to a point. 🧵👇 The setup

Researchers analyzed 304 real halftime speeches from 23 high school & college basketball teams—then ran a follow-up experiment. Goal: see how a leader’s unpleasant affect (disappointment/anger/frustration) affects team performance.

Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees?

National service shouldn’t be just for the young. The slow good news we miss:

We’ve added ~30 years to average life expectancy in a century.

But our lives are still a three act play: school → work → retire.

We tacked the windfall onto retirement and called it a day.

Could you teach the last book you read without notes?

If not, try these 7 retention techniques. Torture your book.

Crack the spine. Underline. Dog-ear. Scribble in the margins.

Books aren’t precious objects, they’re sparring partners. Engagement = memory.

Want to get more done?

Here’s the dirty little secret:

Do less.

If you want to achieve more of what matters, you need to master the art of prioritizing.

Here’s a 3-part playbook (that actually works): First: Start your day with your MIT.

That’s your Most Important Task.

Not your longest task.

Not your easiest task.

Not your most urgent task.

Your most important task.

Write it down.

Do it first.

Everything else can wait.

Want to stay motivated every single day?

Borrow a strategy from Harvard.

Then borrow another from stand-up comedy.

Together, they’re a powerhouse for momentum, motivation, and mastery.

Here’s how it works: Let’s start with Harvard.

Researcher Teresa Amabile studied 12,000 daily work diaries across 8 companies.

She wanted to know: What truly motivates people on a day-to-day basis?

What she found changed how we understand drive.

I used to think people made moral decisions by weighing both sides.

Turns out, that’s not how it works.

Not even close.

That’s what The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt taught me. We don’t start with logic.

We start with emotion.

A gut feeling.

A visceral reaction.

Then we call in reason not to explore truth, but to defend what we already believe.

Want better ideas?

Here’s the secret nobody tells you:

The best ideas don’t come from genius.

They come from a system.

A 3-step method backed by research and used by bestselling authors, top creatives, and innovative entrepreneurs. Step 1: Generate

The only way to have a good idea?

Have a LOT of ideas.

Not 3. Not 10. More like 100.

Great ideas are a numbers game. The more you have, the better your odds.

Don’t filter. Don’t judge.

Just wonder. Ask. Notice. Log it.

Volume beats perfection.

Want to boost performance with zero tech and zero cost?

Change your words.

The language you use, internally and externally, can transform how you think, decide, and act.

Here are 3 tiny word swaps that can massively improve motivation, creativity, and self-control: Stuck on a tough problem?

Most people ask: “What should I do?”
That’s the wrong question.

Try: “What could I do?”

Why it works: → “Should” narrows options → “Could” expands them
“Could” encourages possibility. “Should” creates pressure.

Use “could.” It opens doors.

Want to become more persuasive?

Here’s what decades of research reveal and how you can use it to influence anyone (ethically): 🧵👇 First: Don’t be an extrovert.

That loud, slick-talking stereotype of a great persuader?

Totally wrong.

In fact, strong extroverts are often bad at persuasion.

They talk too much and listen too little.

But introverts aren’t the answer either…

What if you had a user manual… for yourself?

If you keep clashing with your partner, coworkers, or friends…

This simple tool will change everything.

It's fast. It's free. And it's shockingly effective. **** Think about it:

Every piece of tech comes with a user manual.

But humans? None.

No wonder we burn out, get misunderstood, or squabble over things that don’t matter.

Want to make better decisions?

Then stop judging your choices by their outcomes.

That’s the big idea behind Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke—a champion poker player and cognitive psychologist.

Here’s what she teaches: 🧠🎲 Most people confuse outcomes with decisions.

If the result is good → they assume the decision was good.

If the result is bad → they assume it was a mistake.

But that’s faulty logic.

It’s called “resulting.”

Ever been so absorbed in something…

…that you lost track of time?

That’s not a fluke.

It’s a psychological state the late Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduced 30 years ago called flow. Flow is when challenge meets capability.

The task is hard enough to demand your full attention—

But not so hard it overwhelms you.

When those two forces match, you enter a zone of deep focus and full engagement.

Want to know who succeeds the most—and the least—in today’s world of work?

According to Adam Grant, it’s the same type of person:

Givers.

Here’s why: 👇 Grant lays out 3 interaction styles:

— Givers: Help more than they get

— Takers: Prioritize their own gain

— Matchers: Believe in tit-for-tat fairness

We all use each style at times, but most of us have a default.

Talent matters. No doubt about that.

But it’s not the only thing.

And it’s often not even the main thing.

Angela Duckworth’s research shows there’s a stronger predictor of success:

Grit. So what is grit?

It’s the combination of passion and perseverance.

Grit is what keeps you going after the excitement fades.

It’s what pushes you to finish what you start.

And it can be learned.

Think you’re communicating enough as a leader?

Think again.

New research from Stanford finds under-communication is 10x more likely to be criticized than over-communication—and it comes at a steep cost. 🧵 The setup:

Researchers analyzed 2,717 real leadership assessments.

Leaders weren’t most often dinged for being negative…

They were overwhelmingly criticized for not saying enough.

Want to upgrade your life in 90 days?

Try this tool:

The Wheel of Life.

It takes 5 minutes—and can change everything.

🧵👇 Start by drawing a circle.Divide it into 3 main areas of life:

*Work
*Health
*Relationships

Each of these will be broken down further...

Most people wait for someone else to shake things up.

Top performers don’t. They use this rule to stay ahead 👇 Kat Cole, former COO of Focus Brands (Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, etc.), has a simple method for improving performance:

The Hotshot Rule.

Here’s how it works—and why it’s a game changer.