059 - On Joy And Enjoyment - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Joy as we understand it does not depend on what possessions you are currently enjoying, and what pleasurable experiences you may be seeking. It is a condition arising from a tranquil mind, undisturbed by external things.
Do You Want To Hear The Truth? (Newsletter 029)
Although we are blind to many of our imperfections, our colleagues' vision is perfect when identifying our flaws. Others see what we cannot.
058 - On Existence - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If wishes could create reality, would we live in paradise or hell? I fear we are on the path to finding out.
057 - On Outrunning Yourself - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Though we travel to the ends of the earth, we cannot outrun ourselves. Rather than looking to travel in more luxury and greater style, we should sit still with ourselves and consider whether we are running to something or running away from it.
Keep Your Cool (Newsletter 028)
Long-term success as a senior manager requires you to keep your cool. You need to be adept in handling information overload and remaining calm when others have lost their cool.
056 - On Calm Amidst Bedlam - Moral Letters for Modern Times
To retire from work life does not mean you have retired from your worries. To take the one step without taking the other is to change places but not position.
Switzerland Is Not Sweden (But It Might As Well Be)
We pay different attention to things close to home than we do those farther away.
055 - On Cohen's Condos - Moral Letters for Modern Times
We assume the prominent are thrilled with their privileges, and made content thereby. But what do we know of their inner thoughts, their joys and their worries?
018 - On Deprivation - Moral Letters for Modern Times
You do not need what you think you need to be happy, because all you need is within you.
Who Can Freely Speak Their Mind? (Newsletter 027)
Every senior manager and CEO I know is (typically rightly) paranoid that they are getting bad information from their subordinates. One reason you see CEOs asking multiple people the same question is that they are trying to triangulate the truth through a thicket of self-interested answers.
