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The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New

Harvard Business Review

I knew I wouldn’t be able to navigate the narrow roads full of tuk-tuks, bicyclists, and pedestrians in a rental car, and the prospect of purchasing transport, food, clothes, or art without any indication of their price was daunting. But eventually I got my bearings. But holidays are a terrific self-development opportunity.

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Why Great Success Can Bring Out the Worst Parts of Our Personalities

Harvard Business Review

Having cofounded and sold PayPal, he quickly moved on to launching a range of ventures with world-changing aspirations for how we generate energy , transport ourselves and our goods, interface with machines, and explore our solar system. By any measure, Elon Musk is exceptionally successful.