Plato’s Allegory: The Ship of Fools (Why Democracy Often Rewards Charisma Over Competence)
So many of us love to treat governance like an afternoon talent show. We look…
Wisdom
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…
The Lifting Rule: Why You Must Prescribe, Not Just Criticize
In our journey toward personal growth and professional elevation, we sometimes encounter a subtle but…
Mount Stupid: The Paradox of Knowledge and Overconfidence
There is a stage in learning that I have come to recognize in myself and…
Beyond The Wall of Excuses: Moving Beyond The Language of “Why I Couldn’t”
My dearest readers, one way I would love for us to look at this is…
Look With Both Eyes: The Stoic Way of Seeing
One way to look at something powerful, iconic, or meaningful is with reverence: This place…
Two Ways to Be Fooled: Believing Lies and Rejecting Truth
Deception almost never announces itself, because it does not always arrive wearing falsehoods or obvious…
The Illusion of Knowledge And The End of Learning
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” –…
Measuring Growth Without Measuring Against Others
Growth is easiest to recognize when it is quiet and personal and hardest to appreciate…
Let it Stop With You: Refuse to Be a Channel for Gossip
Gossip survives like this: It finds willing carriers; it does not move on its own,…