Thinking

These posts cover topics relating to thinking: how we do it well, and what can drive us to make mistakes.
Sep
10
Don't Mistake Certainty For Correctness (Newsletter 010)

Don't Mistake Certainty For Correctness (Newsletter 010)

We can be just as wrong about something when we are absolutely convinced it's true as when we're uncertain.
5 min read
Sep
10
A Conversation Is The Worst Way To Communicate (Newsletter 011)

A Conversation Is The Worst Way To Communicate (Newsletter 011)

If you want to increase your chances of being heard by your conversational partner, try approaching your next conversation with only one goal: listening to the other person and understanding their point.
5 min read
Aug
17
5 Things I Learned About Quitting From 20 Years Of Running

5 Things I Learned About Quitting From 20 Years Of Running

You can accomplish great things if you keep going. You almost always can do more than you initially think.
7 min read
Aug
11
Ten Things We Can All Agree On

Ten Things We Can All Agree On

We are so consumed with fighting over our disagreements, that we have lost sight of how much we all agree on.
3 min read
Aug
06
The One Thing You Always Have With You (Newsletter 006)

The One Thing You Always Have With You (Newsletter 006)

Let us therefore set our minds in order that we may desire whatever is demanded of us by circumstances.
2 min read
Jul
28
The Stoic Career Path

The Stoic Career Path

We are ambitious because we think this will bring us happiness, but we make ourselves unhappy in the pursuit of our ambitions.
6 min read
Jul
27
James's Rules for Personal and Professional Success

James's Rules for Personal and Professional Success

To perform at a high level, you need self-awareness and emotional intelligence, which includes knowing how you interact with others. Ask for feedback, and take it seriously but not personally.
2 min read
Jul
23
Things We Wish Were True (Newsletter 004)

Things We Wish Were True (Newsletter 004)

Just because you find something on the internet doesn't make it true.
4 min read
Jul
21
Why Experts Are The Last People We Should Listen To

Why Experts Are The Last People We Should Listen To

Well-meaning does not mean impartial
4 min read
Jul
20
There Has Never Been A Better Time To Go Back To The Office (Really)

There Has Never Been A Better Time To Go Back To The Office (Really)

Having an office at work, and needing to be in that office, will become the new status symbols in the work from home era
4 min read