How to Become Intelligent Through Self-Experimentation
True intelligence is rarely a product of passive consumption. You can read a hundred books, memorize thousands of…
More Dangerous Than Evil: The High Cost of Intelligent Stupidity
So many of us possess a deeply cinematic understanding of destruction. When we think about the forces that…
The Foot-in-the-Door Trap: When Does a Small Ask Become Too Much?
It always starts with something completely reasonable. From the video I just saw, the speaker said let us…
“It’s Not That Deep” The Most Dangerous Lie We Tell Our Souls
Today, so many of us have developed a highly sophisticated vocabulary for our own compromise. In today’s culture…
The Tyranny of Small Decisions: The Dangerous Power of the “Just This Once” Mindset
I think it is a reasonable thing to say that: Almost nobody ever wakes up one morning and…
Don’t Wrestle Like a Pig: Knowing When to Stand Your Ground and When to Walk
Some people are totally obsessed with having the last word. From the comment sections of social media to…
Axiom Auditing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying Your Core Beliefs
In geometry, an axiom is a starting point, a statement so evident that it requires no proof. Everything…
Stop Suffering! The Urgent Case for Getting Your Act Together
I know many of us like to tell ourselves that we are fine. We tell our friends, “It…
Cost of Aimlessness: Why Your Brain Needs a Goal to Stay Sane
We too often than not think of freedom as the ultimate prize, the ability to do anything, go…
Timing is a Skill: Why You Need Phronesis to Recognize Your Kairos
For some of us, we like to keep a track of time; we track it with atomic precision…