What the Heck Were they Thinking? (Newsletter 049)
Although it's true we sometimes learn from our own mistakes, it's considerably less embarrassing to use other people's screwups for our teachable moments.
Some Time-Savers Make Our Lives Worse
It took me a couple decades at work to uncover the great risk in prioritizing getting more things done
Go Ahead, Become the Bigger Person (Newsletter 048)
Today I'm going to say go ahead and be bigger in every way, with just one little caveat (to come below).
Who's Running The Show? (Newsletter 045)
Let’s call the first group the Shit Happens adherents and the other group I Make Things Happen. Do you count yourself among either group? Here’s how to tell.
I Wish America had a Volume Button
Our very attempts to escape the noise constantly around us have led to ever-escalating calls for our attention.
What I Learned From Judging ... And Being Judged (Newsletter 044)
If you want to be happy in life, there is only one comparison you should ever make.
No One Cares As Much As You Do (Newsletter 043)
Your ambitions exceed your abilities not because of any failing on your part, but because everyone is focused on their own priorities.
To the Citizens of the 2100s (from the 2020s)
You know the history, but do you know what we were thinking when the world lost its collective mind at the end of the 2020s? As someone who lived through it, I want to tell you.
The Scariest Monsters Are Well-Intentioned (Newsletter 041)
Today I will offer two current day figures who have the potential to have massive impacts on humanity going forward, one negative and one positive.
Boring is Good (by Hualong Yang)
Boringness means something repetitive, stable, and subject to a cycle. Humans tend to chase change and downplay the unchanging.
