Betterment

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of Second Breakfast, and I cannot begin to articulate how relieved I am that, after everything I've been through – the book, the pandemic, the death, the grief – I've started to write again. Thank you so much for subscribing to this newsletter and helping me

There’s nothing wrong with abundance and joy. But being spoiled causes two real problems: it makes it difficult to appreciate what you have. If perfect is the standard, it’s rarely met …

If you want to be more productive, the data are clear—where you work matters much more than how hard you work.

Back in 1949, George Orwell was already predicting algorithmic content In his best-known novel, "1984:" “There was a whole chain of separate departments

Sometimes, when you read something so perfect, you have to savor it, share it, and save it! ….what could be easier than friendship? In theory, nothing. It is a relationship that consists almost ent…

If we need to wait until after the short-term emergency is settled, it’s unlikely we’re ever going to get to work on the long-term important work. Of course, we want to do “everyt…

One of the most inescapable edicts when leading a team is the order to optimize the system towards the organization’s goals.

Organization is more than just having a clean desk or a color-coded calendar. Here is how to get more organized once and for all.

The human brain is lazy, so we often refuse to consider that there might be alternatives beyond the obvious.

What is a Value Proposition? The proposition is an easy-to-understand reason why a customer should buy a product or service from that particular business. A value proposition should clearly explain how a product fills a need, communicate the specifics of its added benefit, and state the reason why it's better than similar products on the market.

Forming meaningful bonds with others can improve your health, make you mentally sharper, and fuel creativity. Making friends can feel daunting, but research shows there are many ways to build better connections.

The Amish are a technology-avoiding, mostly agricultural American religious community of German origin, famous for their Barn Raising. Whenever a new barn

YouTube might be my favorite website in the world, and apparently that’s at odds with the opinion of many people I see online. People complain about ads, about the UI, and about THE ALGORITHM, but I just don’t have these issues. Today I wanted to quickly give an

No.314 — Why is Hungary so small? ⊗ Les Materialistes ⊗ Futurization and de-futurization ⊗ AI’s early pitfalls

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It's not about what's better, it's about what's less worse.

my favorite form of entertainment is downloading PDFs ✦ plus favorite Fluxus artists and early programs

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A few thoughts on the past month.

“If I were you…” or, more commonly, “if you were me.” Management has never been easy, but as the world becomes more complex, it gets more difficult. We’d like to…

There is a famous scene in the 2023 movie, “Barbie”, where Gloria (America Ferrera) gives a passionate speech about all the paradoxes of being a woman in

How has your intellectual practice prepared you not just for success but also for failure?

There’s an interesting dynamic to be observed in the Gospels.  Often, before Jesus will heal or bless someone, he makes them answer a question: “What do you want?” This is true when the request someone wishes to make isn’t immediately apparent, as when Jesus is approached by the mother of James and John or when […]

The secret that got me 19K subscribers in 9 months

Paving the ground might be an option. Pavement is invisible to the driver. It’s expected, smooth, resilient and gets out of the way. You only notice a road when it’s not paved well. Nat…

Consider building a word cloud of your writing. It might be all the text on your website, or the last 50 emails you sent. It might be your new book or the speech you’re going to give at Rice …

“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the

We’re in the middle of a huge and unusual shift. The magazine publisher acted like the best sales were newsstand sales, even though the profit came from subscriptions and most people simply v…