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Life

The longer path is the faster path

LifeMarch 18, 2022

Why straight lines are slower than we think.

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On being early

LifeJanuary 15, 2022

Why being early is more difficult than it seems.

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Intelligence = Error Correction

LifeAugust 14, 2021

A minimalist definition of intelligence.

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The secret to patience

LifeJanuary 27, 2021

On having fun and being unbeatable.

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Gradually, then suddenly

LifeApril 9, 2020

A framework for max uncertainty.

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On fleetingness

LifeNovember 18, 2019

On the pricelessness of temporary things.

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Allegory is the way

LifeOctober 24, 2018

On reading spiritual texts allegorically rather than literally.

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We are made of eternity

LifeJuly 22, 2018

On death, evolution, and eternity.

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What’s your life aesthetic?

LifeJuly 16, 2018

On designing each facet of our lives with intention.

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Pull your joy forward

LifeJuly 14, 2018

On creating space now for the things that bring us fulfillment.

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Why I’m reading fewer books

LifeJuly 13, 2018

On finding the balance between input and output.

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Study your discontent

LifeJune 26, 2018

On using discontent to improve wellbeing.

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Everything is raw material

LifeJune 9, 2018

On choosing what to make from the materials we’ve been given.

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Truth has a shelf life

LifeMay 28, 2018

On seeing truth through the lens of time and evolution.

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Success: An alternate definition

LifeMay 17, 2018

On identifying our unique recipe for living that maximizes fulfillment.

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What type of God do you believe in?

LifeMay 17, 2018

On the universe’s essential nature and its posture towards us.

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Hunters and diggers

LifeMay 8, 2018

On understanding how we’re wired.

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Get comfortable living in the gray

LifeMay 7, 2018

On the relationship between rebellion and freedom.

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Be like a Roomba

LifeMay 1, 2018

On using action to figure out what to do next.

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Slipping through the cracks

LifeDecember 10, 2017

On reducing my reliance on list keeping to help put first things first.

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Fortunate > Blessed

LifeDecember 7, 2017

On expressing gratitude while embracing randomness.

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Be an archeologist

LifeNovember 11, 2017

On discovering who we are by stripping away all that we aren’t.

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The details are your life

LifeOctober 23, 2017

The big things are made up of the small things.

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Philosophy isn’t one-size-fits-all

LifeSeptember 22, 2017

On judging philosophy by the quality of life it creates.

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Lessons from Japan

LifeSeptember 19, 2017

On beauty, craft, self awareness, and community.

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You are here

LifeAugust 28, 2017

On moving from the fringe to the middle.

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Fate as probability

LifeAugust 16, 2017

On the relationship between circumstance and choice of response.

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Eden is a metaphor

LifeAugust 8, 2017

On balancing advancing consciousness and connection with the natural world.

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Find your likes by eliminating your dislikes

LifeAugust 3, 2017

On using a process of elimination to find your passion.

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Living is so much more interesting than dying

LifeAugust 2, 2017

On living more fully here and now.

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Nobody is self-made

LifeJuly 28, 2017

On leveraging our circumstances for growth.

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Celebrate today

LifeJuly 28, 2017

On appreciating the wonder we’re a part of.

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Serendipity

LifeJuly 21, 2017

On reconnecting with the fun that drew you into creative work.

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Fulfillment is a posture to circumstance, not a product of it

LifeJuly 10, 2017

On the unique and personal nature of fulfillment.

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Why I’m a perfectionist

LifeJuly 2, 2017

On the costs and difficulty of achieving upward mobility.

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Everything compounds

LifeJune 30, 2017

On emergent phenomena and why it’s the engine of the universe

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Fullness, emptiness, free will, and fate

LifeJune 28, 2017

On the spectral nature of fate and fullness.

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Waterfalls and filmstrips

LifeApril 23, 2017

On the fluid nature of our beings.

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How I got better at golf while playing less

LifeApril 17, 2017

On achieving better performance with less effort.

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Play the long game

LifeMarch 9, 2017

On patient accumulation, asymmetric bets, and winning Monopoly.

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Why political systems disintegrate

LifeMarch 6, 2017

On why societies fail when they leave too many people behind.

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We need integrative philosophy

LifeFebruary 8, 2017

On assembling a mosaic of methods for defining the many layers of reality.

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The age of integration

LifeJanuary 31, 2017

On our need to merge science and mysticism.

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This is all there is

LifeJanuary 27, 2017

On why the action is here, and always will be.

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Debt is reversible

LifeJanuary 18, 2017

On the power of simple-yet-tough decisions repeated consistently over time.

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The art of controlling (almost) nothing

LifeJanuary 15, 2017

On identifying what we can control and releasing ourselves from the rest.

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Regulation and taxes (A positive perspective)

LifeJanuary 6, 2017

On the relationship between population density, regulations, and taxes.

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Set your alarm the same time every day

LifeDecember 23, 2016

On seeking health, fulfillment, and joy daily.

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The afterlife lets us off the hook

LifeDecember 18, 2016

On just how fleeting our time together in this life really is.

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There’s a person behind every product

LifeDecember 17, 2016

On the importance of considering the people behind the things we buy.

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Be where you’re from

LifeDecember 14, 2016

On the costs of relocating your home base.

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Beggars and billionaires

LifeDecember 7, 2016

On what we seek when we travel.

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The reward for a life well lived, is a life well lived

LifeDecember 3, 2016

On the fleetingness of life and the benefits of not believing in an afterlife.

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Join a cat for sunrise

LifeApril 26, 2016

A lesson about reconnecting with the now.

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How to get unstuck

LifeFebruary 8, 2016

A mental model for generating change.

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A fresh thought about homelessness in San Francisco

A fresh thought about homelessness in San Francisco

LifeAugust 24, 2015

Making sense of the growing homeless population and it’s relationship to the amount of support that’s available to them.

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4 keys to fostering contagious generosity

4 keys to fostering contagious generosity

LifeJuly 13, 2015

On the primal elements that unlock our innate desire to be generous

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Choose both

Choose both

LifeMay 17, 2014

On the importance of seeking to resolve seemingly contradictory truths.

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How Yosemite turned my life upside down

How Yosemite turned my life upside down

LifeMay 28, 2013

On the importance of seeking out new perspectives and experiences.

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There’s no such thing as luck

There’s no such thing as luck

LifeMay 17, 2013

On learning to experiment and embrace failure as integral ingredients to success.

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Make money while you sleep

Make money while you sleep

LifeMay 1, 2013

On the power of decoupling our time from our income.

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What will you do?

What will you do?

LifeApril 25, 2013

On why we can’t be free until we know why we want to be free.

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Talking about work is not work

Talking about work is not work

LifeApril 23, 2013

On the danger of talking away our creative energy.

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Focus on habits

Focus on habits

LifeApril 18, 2013

What Tiger Woods can teach us about achieving goals.

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Why we find things after we stop looking for them

Why we find things after we stop looking for them

LifeApril 7, 2013

On worrying less.

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