Thinking

These posts cover topics relating to thinking: how we do it well, and what can drive us to make mistakes.
Oct
25
Courtyard of modern building - Moral Letters to Lucilius

035 - On Like Minds - Moral Letters for Modern Times

The coward looks on and says all is good; it is the hero who says your ship is veering off course. Watch carefully your instinct to reward the first one and punish the second.
2 min read
Oct
22
How Will You Be Remembered? (Newsletter 017)

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.
5 min read
Oct
21
Edinburgh castle, stone houses in foreground - Moral Letters to Lucilius

034 - On A Successor's Success - Moral Letters for Modern Times

If the sincere student is not ready, the teacher is not done.
2 min read
Oct
13
Don’t Be An Idiot!

Don’t Be An Idiot!

5 min read
Oct
12
These Things May Be Hurting Your Career

These Things May Be Hurting Your Career

As a public service, I offer this list for you to check whether you may be doing things that are inadvertently hurting your career.
10 min read
Oct
05
Are You Globally Competitive In Your Career?

Are You Globally Competitive In Your Career?

These questions will help you objectively benchmark yourself.
5 min read
Oct
04
Half-built skyscraper before a dark gray sky - Moral Letters to Lucilius

029 - On Easy Lessons - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Everywhere we turn, we are confronted with the incredible shrinking attention span.
4 min read
Sep
24
You Will Be What I Am (Newsletter 013)

You Will Be What I Am (Newsletter 013)

You could get no clearer picture of what lies in your personal future than to study your parents' generation. But this is a lesson we take up unwillingly.
4 min read
Sep
20
Cactus and trees silhouetted by a brilliant sunrise over the ocean - Moral Letters to Lucilius

025 - On Admitting Mistakes - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Now I ask you to ask yourself whether you can say you have never strayed from the path.
3 min read
Sep
17
Regret ... And Other Things That Compound (Newsletter 012)

Regret ... And Other Things That Compound (Newsletter 012)

The power of compounding applies to our thoughts as much as it does to our actions.
5 min read