Isaac Morehouse, Author at Praxis

About Isaac Morehouse

Isaac is the Founder and CEO of Praxis.

Why Non-Tech People Should Work in Tech Startups

“Software is eating the world.” — Marc Andreessen There are several factors that make tech startups the most exciting companies on the planet right now. Dramatically reduced cost of starting one, due to cloud …

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“What Do Employers Want?” Is a Stupid Question

“Employers want degrees.” There are so many problems with this popular idea. It lacks imagination, ignores the things employers really want that a degree is sometimes a proxy for, and forgets that divergence from …

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Your Problem is You Don’t Have Enough Problems

The more action you want to take, the more solutions you want to gain, the more you want to achieve, the more problems you’ve gotta have. Problems lead to questions, questions lead to discovery, discovery leads to progress.

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4 Things You Can Do Today To Make Yourself More Valuable

You’re young, hungry, and want to jump-start your career. You don’t have much experience outside of classrooms, but you know you’ll need more than some grades and government paper to succeed in the marketplace. …

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Monday Morning Begins on Sunday Evening

Desperately clinging to your beer and the last vestiges of the weekend, you refuse to give in to Monday stress on Sunday night. Still, it’s in the back of your mind putting a subtle …

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Do You Have What it Takes to Opt-Out of College?

There’s a popular idea that the only people good enough to succeed without college are Steve Jobs level geniuses. This video makes that case that you’re not good enough to opt-out by presenting various …

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Your Skills Are More Transferable Than You Think

You tell me you want to be an athlete. I say, “Awesome! What sport?” You tell me you don’t know yet. I say, “That’s cool. I get it. A lot of athletes play multiple …

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How to Fight Fear of Failing Alone

Most of us don’t actually fear failure. Millions of people play the lottery, knowing they’ll almost surely fail. People play sports, where one team is guaranteed to lose. I’ve even happily joined teams I …

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Tiny, Ridiculous Daily Challenges Work Better for Me Than Big Goals

I’m not big on goals and goal-setting. I’ve done it at various points, and it’s had a few positive effects and can be somewhat fun, or at least useful in challenging me to think …