Everything is learnable, and in every skill, there is at least some learning at its root.
Don’t Spend Your Time — Pass It
Don’t let the coins bully you in a way the clock never would
Don’t let the coins bully you in a way the clock never would
Beliefs Come in Different Sizes
Every morning, as you leave the house and meet the world, ask yourself: Will bringing this idea be worthwhile?
Every morning, as you leave the house and meet the world, ask yourself: Will bringing this idea be worthwhile?
Know Your Home
How much do you know about what’s right in front of your nose?
How much do you know about what’s right in front of your nose?
Subtract the Story
“Without making a story out of it, what actually happened?”
“Without making a story out of it, what actually happened?”
Like a Fish in Water
On finding your element.
On finding your element.
On Making Masterpieces
Great art is not about whether the stars align.
Great art is not about whether the stars align.
Nightly Expectations
Plans are cheap at any time of day
Plans are cheap at any time of day
Against the Odds
In almost everything you do, you are up against unfavorable odds, yet you keep persisting.
In almost everything you do, you are up against unfavorable odds, yet you keep persisting.
Thoughts Are Made Up
A manufacture of the mind.
A manufacture of the mind.
Questions Beat Answers
A question offers multiple new paths without forcing you onto one.
A question offers multiple new paths without forcing you onto one.
Your Problem Is Someone Else’s Solution
It might be better still to pretend your problems aren’t problems at all.
It might be better still to pretend your problems aren’t problems at all.
The Comfort of Knowing You’ll Meet Again
The upside of going way back
The upside of going way back
Where Good Writing Comes From
Good writing comes from boundless imagination and strong empathy.
Good writing comes from boundless imagination and strong empathy.
Catching Up
Catching up happens at your own pace — and it’s never too late to start walking.
Catching up happens at your own pace — and it’s never too late to start walking.
The Weight of the Future
The future is where we’re headed, the past is nothing we can do anything about.
The future is where we’re headed, the past is nothing we can do anything about.