May
21
The Purpose of Life is Through Intrinsic Motivation
When I left my finance career after eighteen years, the underlying reason was that it was performance art. Success was
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May
07
Where are You in Your Hero's Journey?
An orphan lives a relatively boring life with his uncle and aunt. He dreams of leaving but won’t, for
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Feb
16
The Dance of the Bees: Finding Your Path as a Creator
Just like bees, online creators are in pursuit of their own sweet nectar: a Personal Monopoly. But we get stuck in either explore- or exploit-mode, when we should be dancing between the two.
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Nov
18
Unsought Permission
It sounds sad that a 40-year old man needs permission from his parents, but we all look for permission in
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Apr
14
How to Give Great Feedback
Grammar Nazis don’t give good feedback.
After giving feedback on more than 300 essays over three Write of Passage
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Jan
07
The Centenarian Compass
What do you want to be when you grow up?
This question was the bane of my existence when I
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Dec
08
100 Years of Gratitude
On this day, one hundred years ago, my grandfather left China. He was thirteen. He was alone. He landed in
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Dec
03
The Digital Diaspora
My grandfather left China exactly one hundred years ago. He went through incredible hardship to provide a better opportunity for
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Nov
05
Someone Else's Solution
Someone Else’s Problem. We’ve all said it. We’ve definitely all thought it. I’m glad I don’
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Oct
22
What Peter Attia Taught Me about Anger Management
My wife had never snowboarded in her life, and last season I took on the challenge of teaching her. The
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