I Want It Now! (Newsletter 024)
It seems like many politicians view themselves as entertainers first, and legislators or representatives a distant second. After all, you must be popular to be elected, the thinking goes
How To Implement A Project With Lackluster Management Support (Newsletter 023)
Telling a hapless manager that ensuring top management support is a critical success factor for their project is more than unhelpful. It's a bit like saying, "OK, first ensure a perpetual source of cheap, clean, renewable energy...."
Is Your Country A GDPaholic? (Newsletter 022)
People all over the world are telling us something about their well-being that is not being captured in measures of GDP. They are telling us this loudly and clearly if you look for the data, and policymakers are largely ignoring them.
Would You Rather Win The Silver Or Bronze Medal? (Newsletter 021)
What you feel about a situation depends on where you direct your gaze.
Can You Succeed At Work Without Working Hard? (Newsletter 020)
You will always outcompete someone who is not willing to put in the same time as you. I refer not just to hours spent working, but in learning how not to waste time, and how productively to use the time you have focused on the right priorities.
Are You Spreading Propaganda Knowingly Or Unknowingly? (Newsletter 019)
The problem of being influenced by what your fellow citizens think was just as prominent in the Stoics' time.
You're Not Allowed To Disagree With Me! (Newsletter 018)
A democratic society's commitment to freedom of speech cannot be fair-weather only, dependent on whether the speech aligns with the consensus.
How Will You Be Remembered? (Newsletter 017)
If you would not be judged by your worst moment, do not be quick to judge others for theirs.
You Get What You Incentivize (Newsletter 016)
If your appetite is unlimited, no amount will ever be sufficient to satisfy your wants. No amount of tax is "fair" when there is no limit on what you aim to spend and redistribute.
How Does It Benefit Me? (Newsletter 015)
We are not entitled to unlimited freedom at the expense of our fellow citizens.
