In one morning I came across three stories that made me think twice about the ‘metaverse’. It’s not some abstract future dystopia—it’s already here. Many of us already inhabit mini-metaverses full of personalised algorithms, and few of us are ready to take off the headset. The first...
How often do you revisit ideas you believe to be common sense? When thinking of possible ways we could develop our thinking or improve our lives we naturally gravitate to new ideas instead of investigating existing patterns. When you start thinking from first principles, a lot of things you might...
If nobody has told you this already, well done. I won't go as far as to say congratulations, but seriously, give yourself a pat on the back. Well done. In the past two years you have been tried and tested; pulled and stretched. If you're reading this right now then...
When we talk about our lives we're encouraged to share the highlights. The greatest hits. And when we talk about success, we largely only hear the brave tales from the survivors. Those stories are usually tainted by hindsight bias. We hear about the inevitability of success, but not the pain...
This week I'm sharing notes from my journal on how Lebron James navigates life games, and how we can do the same in life and work. It's a follow up to last week's newsletter.
On some level, everything in life is a game. That doesn't mean all games are trivial. It does mean you should look for ways to level up, ways to collaborate, ways to win, and ways to ensure you can live to play another day.
