Every kid gets a nickname. Mine was Failure. For thirteen years, my greatest achievement was not failing grades 1-7. I came real close each year. Which is why the name made no sense. I never actually failed. In the last few years, people who found success came out with a singular motivating spiel: the choices that … Continue reading Failure
Jerks. They have an assole aura about them no one quite understands. Is it their childhood? Are they just having a bad day, for like the six-thousandth day in a row? Or maybe it's something exclusively annoying about your face. Say what you will about them, behaviour science's radical right know how to bring out … Continue reading How to become a jerk
We all want to be useful. But we don't want to be used. So being useful becomes a balance between being helpful and being a pain in the ass. At the outset, to be useful sounds like a noble existential goal, but something about it sounds disturbing. Because what exactly does being useful mean? The … Continue reading User manual
Welcome to this step-by-step guide to finding your passion. I have put in a lot of research, so let’s dive right in. Step 1: You are an idiot. Step 2: I can’t believe you still fall for stuff like this. Step 3: Anyway, now that you are here, let me give at least throw in … Continue reading The twenty step guide to finding your passion
By now, you’ve all heard of cognitive biases. They are like Pigeons. It was okay when there was a few of them, but now you can punch them in the throat and not feel bad because there’s so many. Biases are the processed food for your self-awareness. The don’t drink and drive warning for your decision making. … Continue reading Cheese balls
Hello, it’s me. I was wondering if after all these years you still read blogs.To go ‘er everything happening in my life. The blog’s not supposed to change ya.Because I ain’t done much change myself. All writing is self-help. Except self-help, which we all know is a memoir by philosophy’s pimp.The thing with creativity is … Continue reading The other side
A day without learning is like a day without using the crapper. The mental constipation makes you feel dumber than a kakapo climbing a tree. Learning helps life flourish. It cannot be reduced to a garbage eating contest. BuzzFeed already won that. Learning now has become about information. And to rant about information overload on … Continue reading Learning how to learn
Today, I am going to tell you everything. My darkest secrets. About my childhood. My relationships. And how I am KUWTK. I know you are dealing with a lot, so I thought hearing about my struggles will motivate you. Which brings me to secret #1: I really don’t care about your struggles, I am baring … Continue reading Naked
Human potential is a weird thing. Together, we’ve pulled off the perfect conspiracy theory. The idea that the guy walking on the moon is 99% chimp is a thought that needs you to be on a forest of weed, minimum. Of course, since no guy walked the moon, he can’t be a chimp and is, … Continue reading Ubermench
Where do we begin? Talking about social media feels like a cool breeze against your ass after a morning dump. That, and the usual reminder: you forgot to wash your hands again. If social media were a country it would be some combination of ancient Greece and 1940's Germany. The questions mankind would ask and … Continue reading I’ll be there for you: The social dilemma
