Growth for the Sake of Growth

Starbucks is a bit like a bank that sells coffee.

Do It Scared

Fear doesn't typically vanish on its own. It takes practice – you have to lean into it just the right amount.

Find Out Who You Are

As we age, we get better at regulating our emotions. In turn, we also get better at being ourselves.

The Value of Scarcity

Wordle's scarcity – only one puzzle per day – is precisely what makes it popular and valuable.

Public vs. Private Selves

Perhaps your outer and inner life are equally authentic extensions of you.

Gnome Trumpets

Marketers often reframe products by presenting them for more specific use cases to increase their perceived value.

Reframing

Mentally reframing your situation – financial, emotional, or otherwise – is one of the most powerful ways to change your experience.

Latticework of Ideas

Although knowledge in a specific discipline tends to resemble a tree, knowledge across disciplines resembles a latticework of facts and ideas (not unlike a forest).

Circus

Circus is a dance with failure. The performers who train every day to soar through the air on trapeze have fallen many times, so that when the time comes to do it for an audience, they'll hit their mark.

Chickens and Goats

You could, given enough time, transmit the entirety of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 to someone half a mile away by tossing chickens and goats off a bridge.