It is the best of times it is the worst of times it is therefore the most confusing of times. Today is the future. Today is the past. Today is evil. When you are on a long vacation from reason, how does it matter what day it is? It's always today. To pay attention now, … Continue reading The today show
I have never been scared of running out of ideas. And that scares me. My ideas all tend to be problems. My writing and my problems share a co-dependency that borders on creative masochism, where the ability to write depends on how flawed I am, and writing becomes a virtue-signaling exercise in feeling better about … Continue reading How to come up with idiotic ideas
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
