Category: Growth Systems
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Pick a Better Devil: Why the Best Movements Make the Common Enemy an Idea
“You can extract a moral from a story, but you can’t extract a story from a moral.” — Chip and Dan Heath, Made to Stick Communication Moves People, Part 2…
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The Room Where the Answer Is One Degree Away
In 2022, TikTok creator Grace Africa arrived at VidCon with more than one million followers. Then she sat alone at her meet-and-greet. Not a shorter line than expected. No line.…
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AI and Human Judgment: The Apprenticeship Problem
When I started in sales, one of the most annoying parts of my job was figuring out how to get something from one country to another. Every quote meant finding…
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Writing Was Never for the Reader
“At the beginning or end of each day, the Stoic sits down with his journal and reviews: what he did, what he thought, what could be improved.”— Ryan Holiday, The…
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How to Reinvent Yourself (Stop Thinking, Start Testing)
In May 1932, a woman climbed out of a plane in a field in Northern Ireland, and a farmer (who I only assume was bedazzled) asked her how far she…
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Agency in the Age of AI: Why Choosing Your Game Beats Skills
Every generation tends to inherit a story about work. The question is always whether or not it still fits the world you’re working in. Our grandparents learned loyalty. Our parents…
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You Don’t Need an AI Detox. You Need an Input Diet.
I’m tired of AI too. Every day, a new model pops up, a new update, another new thing that I’m apparently supposed to learn and understand before lunchtime. If your…
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What Astronauts Know About Fear (That Leaders Don’t)
In April 2001, Chris Hadfield was holding onto the side of the International Space Station with one hand, 250 miles above Earth, when he went blind. He was on a…
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Someone Else Wrote Your Self-Image (Take It Back)
Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam titles playing a game he hated every single day. Not “grew tired of.” Not “had a complicated relationship with.” Literally hated. The first sentence…
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The Influence Gap: Why Your Best People Struggle to Lead
Peter Drucker has a quote that goes: “It is the recipient who communicates. Unless there is someone who hears, there is no communication. There is only noise.” Let’s be honest.…
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