Wednesday Wisdom

21 June 2023The joy of instabilityThere’s no answer. No done. No end of the road where everything falls into place. Why would you want that? To sit still, and change nothing until you die? 14 June 2023Take big bets on a vague long gameLife's not chess. Do risky stuff with lots of potential if you want a more interesting life. 7 June 2023Don't stumble over something behind youTurns out, the biggest thing holding you back is you, and your shit. DAMN IT. 3 June 2023Gaslighting at workIf your boss is questioning your wellbeing, maybe they're a reality-denying asshole with a gaslighting problem? 3 June 2023How to craft your value propositionWhen you have a clear value proposition you show up with confidence and intention. You attract better clients, do better work, and achieve better results. 31 May 2023Why I'll never have a job againDon't be fooled into thinking your job is secure: the risk is just hiding. 24 May 2023Are you on the right side of history?On staying humble in our moral conviction, given what historical assholes we probably all are. 19 May 202310 questions to boost your professional credibilityBad questions make you look stupid. Good questions make you look smart. Killer questions make you look strategic. 17 May 2023On being done before you've startedAre you playing to win, or playing to play? 10 May 2023Remember who it's all forIf you waste your effort appealing to the wrong people, you won't connect with the people who matter most. 3 May 20238 things people get wrong about strategyHere's 8 myths about strategy - and how to do better. 3 May 2023You aren't uniquely shameful, problematic, or lazy.If you're guilty about how you're spending your time, or worried you might be a terrible person deep down... don't panic. 2 May 2023Stop being so damn nice7 reasons why being polite/nice is a terrible idea, including inequality, inauthenticity and... being boring. 26 April 2023It's never too late to start something newIf you're telling yourself you've left it too late, or you're risking too much to start again, you should stop that immediately. 20 April 2023Share your work in progressReasons to share your works in progress, especially when you're not very good yet. 16 April 2023WTF, Netflix?Teenage sex, child sexual abuse, and a very queasy entertainment genre. 15 April 2023Gyms are weirdGym bodies: a healthy goal, the ultimate class signifier, an oddity of late stage capitalism, or all three? 13 April 2023Reasons, seasons and changing jobsYou don't have to stick with your job, or even your career. If you're looking for a permission slip, here it is. 5 April 2023People are opting out of corporate bullshitCompanies are scrambling look like good employers, but ruining it by keeping people trapped in boring meetings and trying to force them back into the office. Here's why they're losing the game. 30 March 2023Pick your path: stress, guilt, fearHelp for three of your most pressing problems: managing stress, banishing guilt and overcoming fear. Enjoy.