The Trap of Nickel Coke
The President of Coca-Cola tried to get two lawyers out of his office and ended up having to sell
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Call your shot
I’m stealing a phrase from Dr. Julie Gurner - “Crown Yourself”. Decide who you want to be and claim it
Prepare for the worst
Every champion knows the taste of defeat. What separates the greats, however, isn't just how good they are
The Problem with Scooby Snacks: Why a dog biscuit tastes fine until you read the label
Labels can shape our perception and subjective experience of objective realities. Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-American thinker, once illustrated this
The Mystery of the Fake Orchestra: How one wrong assumption builds a false reality
Making one small assumption which later proves to be false can result in us having a drastically different picture to
Lessons from Gilgamesh: What the oldest story still teaches
I was reading about ancient Mesopotamia and finally, in particular, The Epic of Gilgamesh, which I’d heard a lot
Ideas That Don’t Exist: The unexamined assumptions running your decisions
You might be surprised to learn that Stockholm syndrome is just a theory. It’s used to explain why hostages
Confidence and Competence: The gap between what you know and what you believe
As we grow up we’re surrounded by people and environments that shape what we believe is possible. These early
To Struggle is Human
Something from my travels Rome (2025): Keep a good lookout. To Struggle is Human Every year, as I get older,
Therapy Is Your Religion: When healing language becomes harmful ideology
My most ‘boomer’ opinion is that therapy-speak has had its day. There’s a strange set of words which
Why You're Wrong About Nigeria: How small samples create big misconceptions
I once saw a Twitter thread claiming that internet scams were extremely common and even arguably acceptable in Nigeria due
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The Clarity Gap: Why You Make Bad Decisions
You don't make bad decisions because you're stupid; you make them because you compare your high-
