Human nature
The future takes time—and that’s okay
Innovation is a fancy word, but at root it’s about taking a thing exists and making it better. Personal innovation is applying that to you.
Human nature
Apple
What we can learn about humility from Apple
There’s great value—sometimes, as for Apple, literally—in not just acknowledging but actively respecting the opinion of the masses. It would be unwise to dismiss them. Being popular doesn’t make a thing bad—only popular.
Creativity
The Creative Paradox—4 phases of enjoying the act of creating
When I create, I feel both incredibly alive and seriously at risk. That’s the creative paradox: the enjoyment and risk present at every layer of creating.
Human nature
Labels are handles on reality
It’s my job to label people—not how I like to think about it, but I can’t deny people see it that way. So how do we label better?
Behaviour
You might be more confident than you think
People think I’m confident but I struggle. Until I made a mental shift and learned to accept what people said about me—with interesting implications…
Human nature
Destination drivers and path pursuers
Some people are all about where they want to go, others are more into the way they’re taking. Are you a destination driver or a path pursuer?
Healthcare
What are you willing to trade?
What if you thought about all your decisions as a series of micro-transactions at the Stock Exchange of Reality? Let’s think about that through the lens of medication side effects.
Human nature
Success is how you define it
How successful you feel is often more about how you define success than it's about what you've achieved. That’s not just to feel good—it’s the most practical thing.
Human nature
Giving the performance of my life
I’ve never been been a natural performer. So it’s nerve-wracking to know you’re being judged by how well you perform. But that’s how engaging with humans works, and like everyone else I’ve had to figure it out.
Human nature
Sometimes I get tired of me.
A friend recently asked if I ever feel life is futile. My first thought: "You mean that permanent feeling on my mental horizon?" Here's how I live with it.
Human nature
When you make a mistake…
What do you do when you get it wrong? Just keep going.
Human nature
Safe versus strong
Choosing safety at the expense of strength can leave you neither safe _nor_ strong, while risking safety to build strength might be your best shot at actually being safer.