Angelica Walker-Werth

Angelica Walker-Werth is a fellow and programs manager at Objective Standard Institute, an associate editor and writer for The Objective Standard, and an Ayn Rand Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Her roles at OSI include managing the junior fellowship and Intellectual Accelerator Programs, developing and administering courses, and mentoring. She is a voracious reader of fiction in her spare time and writes about philosophic ideas in fiction on Substack and makes videos about those things on YouTube.

Traveling to LevelUp 2024

I’m looking forward to seeing you at LevelUp 2024 in just a couple of days! To assist in getting from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to the Hilton Atlanta Downtown (255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303), where the conference is taking place, here are the two main transport options:

“Natural Talent” Is Wasted without This

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

May 27, 2024

Although some people may naturally have a decent voice, nobody achieves the skill of the music industry’s top professionals without thousands of hours of practice.

Self-Assessment: An Underrated Way to Gain Self-Esteem

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

May 10, 2024

The more you flex your rational “muscle” by engaging with reality, the more confident you will be in your mental capabilities and ability to deal with the world around you.

Fahrenheit 451 Provides Inspiration to Create

This dystopian classic eloquently shows the ruin that comes if we abandon intellectual pursuits for mindless pleasure.

The Motivating Power of Positive Values

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

Apr 15, 2024

In choosing a particular goal, you may not actually be pursuing a positive value, but avoiding a disvalue.

How Independent Thinking Fosters a Culture of Liberty

Independent thinking means only accepting ideas or claims once you fully understand them and see that they fit with your other relevant knowledge.

Three Uplifting Songs for Loving Life

Music can inspire us, comfort us, and cheer us up. If you want to live a life that’s bursting with joy, it helps to have upbeat songs for loving life on your playlist. To that end, I’m sharing three of my favorites that celebrate life.

Improve Relationships, Teams, and Communication with Radical Candor

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

Sep 8, 2022

“Care personally, challenge directly.” These are the basic ideas that management coach Kim Scott suggests for being what she calls “radically candid,” a method of being honest and compassionate, especially when it comes to giving feedback. Her book Radical Candor is aimed at corporate managers, but most of its advice is applicable to any relationship.

Ella Enchanted: A Fun Celebration of Freedom

Imagine a Cinderella story that’s about something deeper than just a girl being swept off to become a princess. Ella Enchanted, a 2004 film starring Anne Hathaway, is exactly that: a fun film set in a medieval-style kingdom with fairies and elves that demonstrates the importance of freedom.

Objective Standard Institute in Prague

Last week in Prague, two phenomenal events demonstrated the synergy OSI is fostering and the value our partner organizations are creating.

Five Benefits of Reading Groups

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

Jan 19, 2022

When was the last time you read a book and discussed it in detail with others? Reading can be enormously valuable, giving you new ideas, perspectives, and information, but discussing what you read with others who are reading the same material can greatly enhance the rewards.

The Road to Success is Paved with Grit

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

Dec 8, 2021

What sets those who succeed apart from others? This was the question researcher Angela Lee Duckworth set out to answer. In each situation, she asked, “Who is successful here, and why?” One characteristic stood out above all others: grit.

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