"Prudence is the virtue that tempers desire with reason." This means that prudence allows us to make proper decisions in all aspects of our lives. It is a major component in achieving wisdom, and many philosophers believe it's one of the most important virtues we can...
Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourite authors. If he writes something I’m going to eat it up. But not immediately. Because Brandon likes to write big beefy books that could double as self-defence weapons or stools for small cats. He writes a LOT. He recently surprised his entire...
Whenever words are carried by saltine winds over vast expanses of water, they somehow gain the magical property of resonating clearer in our minds. This is why we seem to fall head over heels in love with wisdom from faraway lands. It explains our obsession with Ikigai. It’s why...
Have you ever been to a concert and then left thinking the show was a lot better than it was? Well, this is because of something called the peak-end effect. The peak-end effect shows that what we recall from past experiences is not always accurate. Per Daniel Kahneman, this stems...
David speaks with Buster Benson, a CEO of 750words.com, author of "Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement". Previously co-founded 43things.com, healthmonth.com, the Locavore iPhone app, a bar/art gallery in Seattle called McLeod Residence, creator of the Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet, and...
Jon Gottschall wrote a book called The Story Paradox, in which the humble story itself is the villain. He wants us to stop asking, “How we can change the world through stories?” and start asking, “How can we save the world from stories?”. The premise has me on the back...
