Your Personal 'Forever War'
Something from my travels Shanghai (2024): Scooters in Shanghai electrified at a frightening pace in my five-year absence. Lost in
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What is a man?
The tweet at the top of this thread will illicit a kneejerk "hard disagree" response from many (including
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
Find Rising Tides: Why Scottie Pippen outshone a man with 11 rings
NBA pundits are harsh, especially on talented players. If you stick with the team you were originally drafted to and
The Crucible of Cringe: Growth lives on the other side of embarrassment
Weird kids get laughed at. Especially the ones who care the most. The ones with obsessions. The ones with an
The Marty McFly Effect: Why you can't reverse-engineer someone else's success
I’ve noticed that when you ask successful people what advice they might give to a young person trying to
Elon's Fence vs Chesterton's Fence
We often overlook the power of questioning the status quo. There’s a concept I’ve been pondering: Elon’s
The Trap of Nickel Coke
The President of Coca-Cola tried to get two lawyers out of his office and ended up having to sell Coke
Call your shot
I’m stealing a phrase from Dr. Julie Gurner - “Crown Yourself”. Decide who you want to be and claim
Prepare for the worst
Every champion knows the taste of defeat. What separates the greats, however, isn't just how good they are
The Problem with Scooby Snacks: Why a dog biscuit tastes fine until you read the label
Labels can shape our perception and subjective experience of objective realities. Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-American thinker, once illustrated this concept
The Mystery of the Fake Orchestra: How one wrong assumption builds a false reality
Making one small assumption which later proves to be false can result in us having a drastically different picture to
