It Takes More Than Intelligence to Act Intelligently – Fyodor Dostoevsky
We have all been there; yes, I mean you too. You sit across from a…
Psychology
Stop Watching or Reading The Odyssey as History Only (And What Seneca Can Teach Us About It)
You see this movie, and especially the book about the Odyssey and everything; I have…
How Familiarity Can Breed Contempt: Proximity, Power, and the Danger of Forgetting the Crown
I just read a statement, and I will not say it is an old adage,…
Stacking the Evidence: How to Become the Man You Think You Are
Most men carry a secret “hero fantasy” in the back of their minds. It is…
Waking the Conscience: Moral Vigilance in the Face of Systemic Pressure
I want to assume that at some point in your life, directly or indirectly, you…
Mount Stupid: The Paradox of Knowledge and Overconfidence
There is a stage in learning that I have come to recognize in myself and…
Stop Before It Costs You More: The Self-Development Lesson of Riding The Wrong Train
There is a proverb that is often attributed to Japanese wisdom, that goes like this:…
Pattern Recognition: One of Humans’ Most Important Skills
With our world overflowing with information, noise, and uncertainty, there is one skill that quietly…
The Illusion of Competence: How the Dunning-Kruger Effect Blinds Us
There is a strange paradox in human thinking: The people who know the least too…