Writing Doesn’t Make You A Genius
Writers seem smarter than they are because the act of writing is the act of thinking clearly. This doesn't make them geniuses.
Writers seem smarter than they are because the act of writing is the act of thinking clearly. This doesn't make them geniuses.
A technique to prevent burnout from my old bosses in Silicon Valley. And then some moral philosophising.
We explore what happens when an academic reviews a practitioner's book.
Following your passion is the worst career advice you can get. Cal Newport argues for a more effective alternative.
A how-to manual for being effective by Ray Dalio, founder of the most successful hedge fund in the world.
Strategic inflection points can kill businesses and careers. How do you identify them and prepare your careers in reaction to them?
Machine intelligence and globalisation means some of us will be big winners and others, big losers in the economy of the future.
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Optimising for usefulness is my current stab at a core principle that underpins the effective life. A first draft of a life philosophy.
Dismissive stubbornness is the worst kind of stubborn, and the only character trait I can’t tolerate on my team.