The 5% Rule

The 5% Rule: No matter how kind, warm, thoughtful, amazing, cheerful, consistent, and perfect I treated people roughly 5% of them would just be terrible (yes, I have the numbers to back this). I’m not talking about people who were having a bad day or people who...

How the Self-Esteem Craze Took Over America

The self-esteem movement of the ‘80s and ‘90s meant well, which is probably the best one can say about it.  But it was based on the falsehood that everyone is special and should feel great about themselves regardless of character or effort. Decoupling...

Tools of Titans

I’ve been reading and enjoying Tim Ferris’ Tools of Titans, a self-help book with wisdom culled from 200+ participants in Tim’s podcast. I’m only halfway through it, but there are enough nuggets here that I’m confident in...