The ambition vacuum
Ambition depends on shared stories about the future. The old stories have collapsed, leaving a vacuum of inevitability and futility, especially around AI, the climate, and democracy.
The Ambition Recession
Ambition is declining - but not everywhere, and not for everyone. Read more in this series on the state of ambition.
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The busker principle
We underpay the work with the highest social value. In the new world, this toxic trait will be our undoing.
The P Tax
How we punish women's ambition - and what to do about it
Poppy loppers
Why Kiwis snark at success. Welcome to the first piece in a six-part series on the ambition recession.
Introducing The Ambition Recession
A new essay series is on the way.