The More Senior Your Job Title, the More You Need to Keep a Journal

The French philosopher Blaise Pascal pointed out that “All of humanity’s problems come from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” He didn’t mean sitting quietly in front of a laptop responding to emails. The best thinking comes from structured reflection — and the best way to do that is keeping a personal journal. Dan offers up his own experience as CEO and chairman and how simple techniques helped him become better at his job by finding time for reflection. Read more...