Democracy exists to correct errors, not build consensus
People often think of democracy as a sort of “majority rule” system, where everyone gets to vote on leaders and laws and the result is…
Category: Life
Occasionally I come across a concept so useful to me that I feel the need to share it with the world.
I’ve found that putting these concepts into writing helps me understand them better. I hope they are as fruitful to others as they have been to me.
Crushing the Myth of Late-Stage Capitalism
Capitalism is the only economic system that includes reliable, built-in incentives for creative people to improve it by getting rid of bad ideas, products, and…
The word ”impact” doesn’t have any impact at all
The growing use of the word “impact” to speak passively is weakening the English language. This week, I came across this press release on Twitter’s…
Identity Debt: The Future Cost of Being You
They say you can be anything you want to be, but they never mention the cost of maintenance. Identity debt is the future cost of…
An ongoing list of principles
Why do I keep a public list of principles on my website? 2 reasons: Writing out my thoughts helps me find errors in my thinking….
What is Russell Conjugation?
Russell Conjugation is when someone chooses different words to describe something, depending on how favorable they want to be to the thing they are describing….
How to Be Wise About Working From Home
I work from home every day as an SEO consultant, and I’ve got a few years of work-from-home experience that I think would be useful…
39 Ways Companies Stack the Deck Against You in Job Interviews
Updated September 2020. Originally written in mid-2017 in collaboration with Zvi Epner. Illustrations by Kath Loose. Even if you get the job, the interview process…
Time Management, or How to Control Your Destiny by Ignoring Slack (Sometimes)
I used to think time management was about designing the perfect schedule. It seemed like if I crack my own code and discover the optimal…
Get Something Up
For anyone considering a new idea, the best piece of advice I have is this: get something up. That means you avoid overthinking and overanalyzing…
Memento Mori
We’re all going to die. “Hoo boy. That’s a morbid thought,” you’re thinking. And you’re technically correct…but here’s why it’s actually the most positive thought…