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How To Hold A Feeling In Your Hands
In 1802, Napoleon proposed the Legion of Honor, a new system of accolades in France. Many people weren’t thrilled. After all, the French had just …
What is AI Good For?
They said the Industrial Revolution was just a fad. They said the automobile was just a fad. They said the Internet was just a fad. …
Pick Your Delusion
Here’s a fun little fable for you: A powerful, famous leader feels… wary. He thinks people are out to get him, to undermine him, to …
Stop Trying To Reason With Everyone
Humans are odd creatures. If we read a bad idea in a book that feels physically heavy and robust, studies show we’re more likely to …
The Paradox of Progress
It’s easy for humans to fixate on problems. There’s a strong case to be made that negativity is our natural tendency. Evolution sculpted our brains …
The Lost Art of Nerding Out
These days, everybody seems to know everything. Every piece of information you could ever want is just a click away. Why get an MBA when …
Stop Waiting For A Sign
Don’t like something? Fix it. See a way to improve things? Do it. Want something that doesn’t exist? Make it. That’s the creed of history’s …
Don’t Confuse the Trophy with the Triumph
Will Tennyson has a charming documentary over on YouTube about, of all things, professional bodybuilders. Or, more accurately, its utter weirdness and the price people …
The World is Not A Beta Test
A few years ago, some members of our team sat in on a very interesting panel at a university conference titled Should Universities Be Run …
The Dark Side of Devotion
C.S. Lewis wrote, “Badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to speak, itself: …
When Winning Becomes Losing
Let’s say you’re part of an awesome team. A fantastic group doing great things – a sports team, a startup, a boy band. It could …
Without The Meaning Chain, There Is No Kill Chain
Ever heard of a “kill chain?” In military terms, it’s the step-by-step process of destroying a target. First, you identify a potential target. Then you …
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