What Mr Rogers Knew About Value: What's essential is invisible
On the wall of his production studio, Fred Rogers framed a print with one of his favourite quotes: L'
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Stop Fighting Over Crumbs: The Escape Velocity of Agency
Some people love a good grumble. They hate the way things are. The choices they have. The life they'
The Most Precious Resource is Agency
Some people love a good grumble. They hate the way things are. The choices they have. The life they'
Why We Stopped Hunting Whales: The Case for Kerosene
The Case for Kerosene We’re addicted to cheap energy. We once had a global industry hunting whales, to light
Why I've Been Happy Since 1990: What hitting rock bottom actually gives you
The Bottom of Things On his Stanford faculty page, computer scientist Donald Knuth writes, "I have been a happy
You can't bottle beauty: Why some things lose their value the moment you try to capture them
There's an idea I've been toying with recently – I call it the Seagull Paradox. It'
Was Shaq Too Big, or Not Big Enough?: Why spreading yourself thin shrinks every advantage
The curse of being good at things is that people keep asking you to do more things. Everyone wanted a
How Winners Lose: Why early failure is a better teacher than early success
This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into my book, Sovereign. Grab
The rat strategy and the panda problem: Why adaptability beats specialisation
Most of the cute animals are useless. Pandas spend 14 hours a day eating bamboo. It's a plant
The Circles That Make You Bigger: Why who you spend time with sets your trajectory
This post is an early version of a thought/anecdote that eventually made its way into my book, Sovereign. Grab
This is How a Forest Burns: Why the biggest disasters have the smallest beginnings
Ninety percent of wildfires are caused by humans. Not lightning strikes, not volcanic eruptions, just mundane, everyday, run-of-the-
Russian Saunas Are Inverse Alcohol: Why short-term discomfort predicts long-term gain
Parents today fret about iPads frying kids’ brains. Experts warn of attention spans shortened by screens, of developmental delays and
