The central figure in our work at Incandescent is the individual reaching outwards in time, stretching toward a vision far beyond her grasp. Approaching this journey calls for both reason and faith. Martin Luther King: “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Within this context, we ask ourselves how can we be “perfect instruments” of the purposes we care about? How can we best choose what purpose to serve?
Personal Development and Effectiveness
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Money with Meaning
Niko Canner Aug 23, 2023 7 min read -
What To Do About Your Worst Relationship at Work
Niko Canner Sep 16, 2022 8 min read -
What Does “Becoming More Senior” Really Mean?
Niko Canner May 07, 2021 13 min read -
Making Conversation, As If Our Lives Depend on It
Niko Canner Dec 01, 2020 11 min read -
Solving for the One Big Goal: A Story and a Map
Niko Canner Sep 29, 2020 3 min read -
On Being Stuck
Niko Canner May 22, 2018 14 min read -
How to Navigate Limitless Work
Niko Canner May 09, 2018 8 min read -
The Zen of Work: Hard Focus and Soft Focus
Niko Canner Nov 20, 2017 2 min read -
The Zen of Work: Making Each Moment Count
Niko Canner May 31, 2017 5 min read -
What Does "Taking Ownership" Really Mean?
Niko Canner Jan 25, 2017 3 min read -
Encoding My Learning and Teaching: A Personal Reflection
Niko Canner Aug 15, 2016 9 min read -
Worldly Wisdom in 80 Models
Niko Canner Jan 13, 2016 3 min read -
Sasha Dichter’s "Do Button"
Niko Canner Aug 28, 2015 6 min read -
Always Be Practicing Something
Niko Canner Jul 27, 2015 3 min read -
Guest Post: Elise Waxenberg’s Advice from an Intern
Niko Canner Jul 21, 2015 4 min read -
Josh Waitzkin on "Slowing Down Time"
Niko Canner Jul 13, 2015 4 min read -
Advice to an Intern
Niko Canner Jul 07, 2015 8 min read -
What I Need to Learn Next
Niko Canner Jun 29, 2015 5 min read -
Time is the Medium in Which We Sculpt Achievement
Niko Canner May 26, 2015 4 min read -
Beyond "The Dream of Safety"
Niko Canner Jan 25, 2015 2 min read -
Deliberate Practice in the Making of Large Things
Niko Canner Jan 21, 2015 6 min read -
What Makes Practice Deliberate
Niko Canner Dec 07, 2014 3 min read -
Shaping Our Influences, as They Shape Us
Niko Canner Nov 05, 2014 2 min read -
Three Lines to a Bird: Reflections on My Own Priorities for Professional Development
Niko Canner Oct 27, 2014 7 min read -
Work and Life: One More Truth
Niko Canner Oct 14, 2014 3 min read -
Advice to a Student
Niko Canner Sep 23, 2014 10 min read -
Working from the Mind’s Eye
Niko Canner Sep 09, 2014 3 min read