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Pick Your Delusion
Here’s a fun little fable for you: A powerful, famous leader feels… wary. He thinks people are out to get him, to undermine him, to …
Stop Trying To Reason With Everyone
Humans are odd creatures. If we read a bad idea in a book that feels physically heavy and robust, studies show we’re more likely to …
The Paradox of Progress
It’s easy for humans to fixate on problems. There’s a strong case to be made that negativity is our natural tendency. Evolution sculpted our brains …
The Lost Art of Nerding Out
These days, everybody seems to know everything. Every piece of information you could ever want is just a click away. Why get an MBA when …
Stop Waiting For A Sign
Don’t like something? Fix it. See a way to improve things? Do it. Want something that doesn’t exist? Make it. That’s the creed of history’s …
Don’t Confuse the Trophy with the Triumph
Will Tennyson has a charming documentary over on YouTube about, of all things, professional bodybuilders. Or, more accurately, its utter weirdness and the price people …
The World is Not A Beta Test
A few years ago, some members of our team sat in on a very interesting panel at a university conference titled Should Universities Be Run …
The Dark Side of Devotion
C.S. Lewis wrote, “Badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to speak, itself: …
When Winning Becomes Losing
Let’s say you’re part of an awesome team. A fantastic group doing great things – a sports team, a startup, a boy band. It could …
Without The Meaning Chain, There Is No Kill Chain
Ever heard of a “kill chain?” In military terms, it’s the step-by-step process of destroying a target. First, you identify a potential target. Then you …
Ritz-Carlton Was Right. Karl Marx Was Wrong.
One of the worst feelings in the world is realizing nobody needs you. Your ideas aren’t all that interesting. Your judgment isn’t trusted. Your presence …
Agree On How To Disagree
In 2016, an Amazon Studios team was enthusiastic about a concept for a new Amazon original show. Bezos was skeptical. But instead of killing the …
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