Jon D'Alessandro
How Ambitious Are You? A New Tool for Measuring Your Ambition
Psychology researchers create a new science-backed tool to measure individual ambition. Two years ago, I published an article summarizing...
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Jon D'Alessandro
- Mar 28, 2022
- 18 min
A Brief History of Ambition
Where did our modern conception of ambition come from? In our last exploration of the topic, we maintained that ambition is one of the...
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Jon D'Alessandro
- Jul 23, 2021
- 10 min
What Is Ambition and Where Does It Come From?
How psychology researchers define ambition, and why it matters. Complacency rarely makes history. It rarely makes anything, in fact. On...
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Jon D'Alessandro
- Jan 8, 2021
- 6 min
How to Develop Self-Efficacy, Part 1: Enactive Mastery Experiences
Proven strategies for building an unshakeable belief in your effectiveness, competence, and capabilities [Part 2 of 3 in our...
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Jon D'Alessandro
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
Self-Efficacy: The Key to Performance
What self-efficacy is, how it's different from confidence and self-esteem, and why it’s critical to your performance [Part 1 of 3 in our...
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Jon D'Alessandro
- Dec 27, 2019
- 4 min
A Bias for Action
A neglected but necessary capability to help you build the life you desire, one decision at a time. Think about this: we’re just days...
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Jon D'Alessandro
- Oct 7, 2019
- 5 min
Malcolm Gladwell's Writing Masterclass - Review + 6 Key Takeaways
Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of five New York Times bestsellers. He’s an expert in conveying...
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