Real Treasure Lies in Boring Places: Why mastery hides in the fundamentals everyone skips
You can spot someone who lacks fundamentals immediately. On a basketball court at a park, you may see the novice
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Your Brain Is Lying to You Right Now: Why you can't trust your own explanations
In the 1960s, two researchers, Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga, began studying patients whose corpus callosum had been severed. Think
Why Fat Tigers Stop Hunting: The trap that waits at the end of every success
I watched a video of tourists feeding wild Amur tigers through thick glass panels. The tigers barely moved. They lounged,
Russian Saunas Are Inverse Alcohol: Why short-term discomfort predicts long-term gain
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of social app Telegram, swears by a morning routine of 300 push-ups and 300
Why the Richest Men Are Divorced: What the hedonic treadmill costs beyond money
Envy is Fractal Envy is a trap. Not just from a moral perspective, but because it’s also useless as
How to Hunt a Buffalo: Why your target matters more than your effort
When you think of the hyena, you probably imagine a scavenger. The giant rat of the savannah. Movies like The
Your Voice Isn't Yours: How to tell your own opinions from inherited ones
Voices are interesting things. Many people hate the way they sound. We're often attracted to the ways others
Why Goldfish Stay Small (And You Might Too): How your surroundings cap what you become
Goldfish are cute, small fish that equally small children like to keep as pets. Except, they're not always
Why Ice Is Slippery (We Were Wrong): How confident ignorance survives for centuries
The average person is wrong about the most trivial things. But don’t worry - they’re not alone. I thought
Why Keeping Options Open Keeps You Mediocre: The case for burning your backup plans
The future isn't a failsafe. Optionality and compounding are enemy twins. It's rare that you can
You're My Teacher Now: How your everyday choices become involuntary lessons
Your Involuntary Example Some kids grow up saying they want to change the world. Plenty of adults want to rebuild
Make Your Friendships Unfair: Why generous imbalance makes bonds stronger
There are two ways relationships can work. Either you carefully track the balance of your contributions, making sure no one
