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2025

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On bringing forth what is within you original ↗

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2023

A chance to blaze in the sky original ↗

15 Apr 2023

Making your kids proud original ↗

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2022

“What would TSwift do?” and other questions for shaping my character original ↗

18 Dec 2022

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22 Nov 2022

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10 Nov 2022

Comfortably dumb original ↗

9 Nov 2022

Curious idiot original ↗

4 Nov 2022

Embrace the mess original ↗

3 Nov 2022

Back at it original ↗

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2020

My John Lewis story original ↗

30 Jul 2020

2019

It’s your life original ↗

16 May 2019

Podcast SOS: Three sure things original ↗

15 May 2019

Raise the aspirations of others original ↗

14 May 2019

A belief in the blood original ↗

13 May 2019

Lines of excellence original ↗

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2018

“If you’re polite and if you read…”original ↗

16 Oct 2018

What I’ve been reading and listening to original ↗

4 Aug 2018

The Journey is the Thing original ↗

30 May 2018

Steven Pinker’s TED Talk: Is the world getting better or worse?original ↗

28 May 2018

My recent reading original ↗

3 May 2018

Act as if you were absolutely perfect original ↗

1 May 2018

Hard work, hardly working original ↗

18 Apr 2018

The function and duty of a quality human being original ↗

12 Apr 2018

Miles Davis, So What, and being in accord no matter the chord original ↗

8 Apr 2018

Get a move on original ↗

2 Apr 2018

Work and play original ↗

30 Mar 2018

Kurosawa on peaking at 80 original ↗

29 Mar 2018

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28 Mar 2018

Choices original ↗

26 Mar 2018

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A calling original ↗

22 Mar 2018

Getting what you want original ↗

21 Mar 2018

The only competition that matters original ↗

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Only you original ↗

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How the world works original ↗

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Road trip feast original ↗

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To live in the hearts of those we love original ↗

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On reading more books original ↗

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Big picture thinking original ↗

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Energy crisis original ↗

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Things fall apart: The Second Law and the meaning of life original ↗

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The spectacular now original ↗

1 Mar 2018

On not aiming for fame original ↗

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Change happens original ↗

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20 Sept 2017

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17 Sept 2017

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Make something wonderful original ↗

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Wired for story original ↗

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What I’m listening to and reading original ↗

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Expanding frontier of ignorance original ↗

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Invincible original ↗

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The true country of a virtuous soul original ↗

11 Feb 2017

Take your stand right here, right now original ↗

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Bertrand Russell’s message to future humans: Facts matter, love is wise, hatred is foolish original ↗

4 Feb 2017

Raw materials original ↗

20 Jan 2017

Ten years later: iPhone’s impact original ↗

10 Jan 2017

On having the courage to look silly in pursuit of excellence original ↗

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Steven Pinker explains what education should accomplish original ↗

21 Dec 2016

Be wholly alive original ↗

20 Dec 2016

Giving the gift is the thing original ↗

19 Dec 2016

Sunday morning Stoic: A man’s true delight original ↗

4 Dec 2016

Do something amazing original ↗

2 Dec 2016

How lucky we are to be alive right now original ↗

23 Nov 2016

When you need encouragement original ↗

21 Nov 2016

President Obama to his daughters: Fight for treating people with kindness original ↗

18 Nov 2016

Progress is not inevitable original ↗

17 Nov 2016

The best way to get even original ↗

16 Nov 2016

Forward original ↗

14 Nov 2016

Sunday night Stoic: Lift me up and hurl me original ↗

14 Nov 2016

The story of Nike: Phil Knight’s epiphany original ↗

19 Oct 2016

Measure yourself original ↗

18 Oct 2016

The happy discoverer original ↗

10 Oct 2016

Sunday night Stoic: Satisfied original ↗

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