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
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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
Why the Best Things Resist Easy Discovery: The hidden treasures that only reveal themselves to those willing to dig
There’s a line someone shared recently which made me pause for a minute. It’s in Proverbs 25:2:
The Hidden Things: Why the best answers sit just past the obvious ones
Something from my travels London (2024): The internet can never make me hate this melting pot The Hidden Things There’
Making a Life Remarkable: Why the mundane decisions are the ones that compound
What makes a life remarkable? It’s a question someone asked me at my first book launch event and has
Your Success Will Blind You: Why what got you here won't get you there
The Tyranny of Position It takes a lot of courage to make a great leap into the unknown. But often
Your Certainty Is Making You Anxious: Why eliminating risk makes you less resilient
Civilisation Is A Certainty Machine There’s an easy allure to certain things. You like the train that runs on
You Probably Have ADHD By Now: Your attention is being harvested by design
I was initially sceptical of the supposed explosion in ADHD diagnoses. It felt like overdiagnosis for a coddled generation. "
Why the Cheap Seats Tell the Truth: The advantage of having nothing invested
Babe Ruth famously said the loudest boos come from the cheap seats. It's become shorthand for dismissing criticism
When Pain Means Progress: How to tell whether discomfort is a signal to push or to stop
When I walk for several hours on the treadmill under my desk, my legs hurt like hell. But the pain
Why Thinking About Technique Makes You Worse: Get out of your head
When you're trying to improve your basketball shot, where should you turn your focus? On your elbow position?
