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Why The Counter-Revolution Wins

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Why The Counter-Revolution Wins

Thought leadership sets up political leadership.

Charity In Public, Gifts In Private

Charity In Public, Gifts In Private

Anonymous giving often says more about the giver's psychological needs than the receiver's welfare

Refill The Water Filter

Refill The Water Filter

What happens if there's no water in the water filter? Metaphorically, the answer is complicated.

Energy States

Energy States

Everything degrades over time - the only constant is change.

Status Updates

Status Updates

Stable, well-run organizations rarely have micromanagers in positions of authority. Micromanagers don't inspire loyalty in their subordinates. The constant nitpicking and control causes chaos amongst the ranks, with the capabilities of others called into question. It becomes a crisis of identity for those who are micromanaged: "Am

Take A Long Walk On A Mountain

Take A Long Walk On A Mountain

There's a lot written about the benefits of walking on decision-making. Many of the world's greatest thinkers would regularly take walks and consequently find solutions and inspirations to their problems during that time. Wharton Business School conveniently put together an article on the benefits of walking

Human Work Never Goes Out Of Style

Human Work Never Goes Out Of Style

People have made billions by owning the software that has eaten the world. Naturally, their goal is to build AI that eats the world, too

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The Decision Cycle

The Decision Cycle

A high level overview of how we make decisions

The Nature of Work

The Nature of Work

A handy little framework for explaining why everyone does what they do.

Of Donkeys And G.O.A.T.s

Of Donkeys And G.O.A.T.s

If you do what you've always done, you're going to get what you've always gotten.

Resetting Our Internal Scale

Resetting Our Internal Scale

Society fosters the idea that we are the center of everything because everything is built around us.

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Redefining Therapy

Redefining Therapy

It's harder than ever to forge deep relationships predicated on trust and vulnerability

Do The Reading

Do The Reading

The biggest lifehack under everyone's nose

Questions of Scale

Questions of Scale

Size, weight, and intensity

Finding Meaning

Finding Meaning

Both subjective purpose and objective purpose are essential to satisfaction.

Ambitious Compassion

Ambitious Compassion

The inverse is to add a veneer of care in front of blatant self-interest.

The Decision Cycle

The Decision Cycle

A high level overview of how we make decisions

Generalists vs Specialists

Generalists vs Specialists

Who wins when a bear fights a shark? Depends on where the fight takes place.

Power Falls Out Of The Coconut Tree

Power Falls Out Of The Coconut Tree

Power always flows down: when exerted on something superior to itself, it has no effect.

What I Learned When I Lost My Voice

What I Learned When I Lost My Voice

It's like the opening scene of Mad Men: what matters most is the ability to differentiate yourself.

Attention Intelligence

Attention Intelligence

The AI we need and the one we deserve, too

Malabsorption Of The Mind

Malabsorption Of The Mind

Think better to decide better.

Identity Determines Value

Identity Determines Value

Our real value comes from the identity we choose to prioritize.

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