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Envy isn’t about possessions. It’s about identity. This essay explores how comparison turns inward and why understanding envy begins within ourselves.
Nov 9
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The Fiberglass Mat Test
Elon Musk’s lesson from a jammed Tesla robot shows why we often optimize the wrong things. Learn his five-step method—clarify requirements, cut waste…
Nov 2
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October 2025
The Seinfeld Rule of Tech Promises
AI leaders keep saying AGI is “five to ten years away,” echoing the famous Seinfeld Chinese restaurant scene: “Five to ten minutes.” Here’s why that…
Oct 26
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Have We Lost The Robotics War?
China installed 300,000 factory robots last year versus America’s 34,000. More machines mean more output—but also lost spending power. Here’s why the…
Oct 19
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Is There A Hidden Barrier to AI's Success?
Discover how misaligned incentives—not just technology—derailed Lionsgate’s AI movie project and why they often block true AI progress.
Oct 12
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Could it be that laziness isn’t about effort?
Discover why laziness may be a misreading of effort. Learn how focus, dopamine, and the difference between investing vs speculation shape motivation.
Oct 5
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September 2025
Learn To Bend Reality
Discover why confirmation bias is dangerous, how challenge networks strengthen decisions, and why strong leaders embrace critics, not silence them.
Sep 28
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Raise the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Improving the top isn’t as powerful as lifting the bottom. From investing to business to society, real progress comes from raising the floor, not…
Sep 21
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The Power Of 1%
Discover Dave Brailsford’s “aggregation of marginal gains” philosophy that transformed British Cycling. Learn how improving dozens of small factors by…
Sep 14
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How To Market
Most marketing chases attention. Smart marketing builds trust. Here’s why guiding customers, not hustling them, is the only strategy that compounds.
Sep 7
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August 2025
The Half-Life Of Rules
Shu-Ha-Ri shows how we learn, break, and transcend rules. From investing like Buffett to freedom, here’s why the lessons that guide us can’t last…
Aug 31
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Tyranny Of The Baseline
Discover how the baselines we choose—whether in business analysis or everyday life—quietly shape our perception of success, failure, and happiness…
Aug 24
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