“Those who have a ‘Why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘How’.” ― Viktor Frankl quoting Friedrich Nietzsche, Man’s Search for Meaning Let me guess: Viktor Frankl calls this feeling the “existential vacuum” in his famous book Man’s Search for Meaning. Frankl was a psychologist who survived the Holocaust, and in this book heContinue reading “You’re Not Burnt Out. You’re Existentially Starving.”
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The Joy and Pain of Writing a Book
You know that feeling when you see someone else succeed in a way you want to succeed? I call it the four stages of jealousy: One of my favorite mental models is to “Explore Your Emotions“. Most people instinctively avoid their emotions, especially negative ones. This mental model teaches you to stop and dig intoContinue reading “The Joy and Pain of Writing a Book”
A Positive Agenda for America
People > Politics Our politics really is rigged. But it’s not rigged by some shadowy conspiracy. It’s rigged by money. Billionaires are now spending 39 times more on federal elections since Citizens United in 2010. Most politicians are loyal to their donors, not you. They’re more worried about losing their campaign funds than losing votes.Continue reading “A Positive Agenda for America”