On my first day of school, before the bell even rang, I got into a fight. It was the first of many. I was in detention so often that my parents were never sure what time school actually finished. By the time I was forced to switch schools two and...
In one morning I came across three stories that made me think twice about the ‘metaverse’. It’s not some abstract future dystopia—it’s already here. Many of us already inhabit mini-metaverses full of personalised algorithms, and few of us are ready to take off the headset. The first...
How often do you revisit ideas you believe to be common sense? When thinking of possible ways we could develop our thinking or improve our lives we naturally gravitate to new ideas instead of investigating existing patterns. When you start thinking from first principles, a lot of things you might...
If nobody has told you this already, well done. I won't go as far as to say congratulations, but seriously, give yourself a pat on the back. Well done. In the past two years you have been tried and tested; pulled and stretched. If you're reading...
When we talk about our lives we're encouraged to share the highlights. The greatest hits. And when we talk about success, we largely only hear the brave tales from the survivors. Those stories are usually tainted by hindsight bias. We hear about the inevitability of success, but not...
This week I'm sharing notes from my journal on how Lebron James navigates life games, and how we can do the same in life and work. It's a follow up to last week's newsletter.
