Ideas

Better models for operating in the world.

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Follow Your Nose

Why it's probably a good idea to keep a list of questions in your head. Also how I find topics to write about.

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Create Your Own Rituals

You know how creative people always seem to have some set of illogical rituals around their work? Well, I gave it a shot for a month. Here's how that went.

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The Gap Between Reputation and Personal Brand

Reputation is old. Personal brands are new. It is useful to know that they are not the same thing.

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What Bill Gurley Saw

Some careers can be made on the back of a single, wonderful idea. We take a look at what that looks like, through Bill Gurley's VC career.

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Enthusiasm Half-Life

Over the long term, enthusiasm for most projects fade with time. Here's one useful way to think about it.

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Knowing The Dip Exists is a Heck of an Advantage

The best ideas from Seth Godin's The Dip — which is really about why quitting early and often is so important to success.

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In Defence of Reading Goals

Reading n books a year isn't as bad a goal as you might think. Here's why.

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Decisiveness is Just as Important as Deliberation

Sometimes, deciding what to do is the easiest part of a decision. Being decisive on an issue you hate is a whole different ballgame.

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Action Produces Information

Why we need to be careful when using frameworks from the field of judgment and decision making.

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Practice As The Bar For Truth

The rigour of this entire blog may be captured in a single sentence: use practice as the bar for truth. Here are some implications.