Jan
20
Can Doing Less Help You Shine Like a Superstar?
Just practicing more doesn’t help if you aren’t learning valuable lessons
6 min read
Better...
Have you ever suspected there must be a better way to do something? In this series, we explore topics like communication, thinking and decision-making, happiness and habits, and more. I give you concrete tools you can use to continuously improve over time.
Dec
16
Effective Altruism Begins Close to Home
There's a way to significantly contribute to the human condition while helping yourself in the bargain
6 min read
Dec
09
I'm Going to Share my Secret to Success
This simple concept explains why the world is divided into an elite one percent, a highly effective 10 percent, and everyone else.
6 min read
Nov
11
How to Measure Your Impact on the World (Newsletter 072)
Introducing the Purpose-Influence-Power Model
5 min read
Oct
26
The Downside to Academic Life in the United States
I can either go along and not make waves, or I can be an interesting and honest teacher who challenges students to think and learn. I'm not at all sure I can do both.
4 min read
Oct
21
Slouching Towards Catastrophe (Newsletter 069)
Without deprivation, plenty goes unremarked. Without hardship and suffering, ease is little regarded.
6 min read
Oct
19
How Will America Decline?
A history of success in almost any endeavor does not guarantee success forever. In fact, it would be foolish to assume so.
5 min read
Oct
14
How Valuable is Consistency? (Newsletter 068)
It takes discipline and conviction to stay true to a slow but steady course. Particularly when you're regularly confronted with examples of instant success.
6 min read
Oct
13
How Much Should Bosses Care About Employees?
Can I care about your performance and want you to be successful without caring about your personal life?
5 min read
Sep
28
The Worst Career Advice
The happiest people I know are the ones who learn that success is not measured in money.
5 min read