Writing

Short pieces on decisions that compound — in work, in life, and in the week that keeps trying to eat both.

Winning This Week, Losing the Decade

The week will take everything you do not specifically defend.

Why Decent People Approve Bad Norms at Work

How to notice when we lower our standards at work, the reasons why, and how to prevent it in our future.

How to Read a Job Offer by What It Locks In

Most people read a job offer as a scorecard. But we rarely ask how hard it will be to leave?

When More Analysis Is Not More Responsibility

Capable people often delay by thinking harder. The extra pass feels adult. Sometimes it is fear with better vocabulary.

The Cost of Living Behind a Protective Wall

A wall can keep you safe. Over a longer stretch it can become a second problem — a life lived next to the world, instead of in it.

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