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Jon D'Alessandro
Jan 16, 20238 min read
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, 202218 min read
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, 202110 min read
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, 20216 min read
How to Develop Self-Efficacy: 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, 20204 min read
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, 20194 min read
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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