Welcome to the eighth issue of Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. We'll be trying out a slightly different format for Wayfinder - shorter, denser, but equally actionable. Every fortnight I'll share a framework or mental model you can use to squash...
Sometimes trying to fix a problem only makes it worse. China learned this lesson the hard way in the 1950s. As part of the Great Leap Forward movement, the Chinese government launched a campaign to eliminate four pests that were seen as harmful to agriculture: sparrows, rats, flies, and mosquitoes....
We all have a profound yearning as humans to uncover our life's purpose, to understand why we are here and what we are intended to do with our lives. Unfortunately, many people go through life feeling unfulfilled and aimless because they never discover a clear answer to this...
I don't have any moral judgement on whether it is better to read fiction or non-fiction. But here's what I know - fiction is harder to write. Why? It contains more layers of truth. When you read something worth recommending to others, it's either:...
Recently I’ve been obsessed with ‘the cost of being King’. I keep coming across potential role models who have achieved extraordinary success. The one other thing they have in common? Divorce / a series of failed relationships. So what comes first — the chicken or the egg? Whenever we see someone...
There’s a disconnect when successful people say the secret to success is simply "working hard". The audience always scoffs. It sounds disingenuous, banal and unhelpful. Partly because not everyone who is successful worked hard to get there. But also because most people have no idea what hard...
