Business & Finance
ITEC: Objective Standards for Nonfiction Writing
If you want to write powerfully, embrace objective standards. Over my thirty years of writing and editing, I’ve developed a set I call ITEC.
Politics & Liberty
Politics and Living Your Best Life
Too much politics is bad for your mental health. But if we want to live lives based on rational values, we must engage in politics—in a certain way.
Art & Culture
“Speaker for the Dead” by Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead uses some bizarre sci-fi concepts to explore important moral issues—hitting the nail on the head on some, but muddying the waters on others.
Lifestyle
Why I Used to Skip School Every Day
A podcast episode has helped me finally understand why I used to skip class every day and go exploring instead.
Announcements
LevelUp 2025 Is for You!
“First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.”
This was Walt Disney’s advice. And he took it—which is why his dreams became reality.
Art & Culture
Mark Knopfler: Sultan of Song
“The thing is,” Mark Knopfler says of his craft, “if you’ve energized somebody . . . or you’ve sensitized somebody, you’ve made a difference.”
Philosophy
Objectivism and Leadership
Here’s a wide-ranging conversation I had with the good people at the Institute for Leadership Training, in Brazil.
Lifestyle
Are Your Ideas Your Own?
It's not where you got an idea that matters, but how you came to accept it.
Philosophy
On the Relationship of Logical and Conceptual Fallacies
I elaborate on the similarities and differences between logical and conceptual fallacies.
Philosophy
Loving Your Life: A Framework for Flourishing
Here’s the video of a talk I gave at LevelUp 2024. I’ll share the accompanying slides below—along with two extra slides I prepared but didn’t use
Art & Culture
Self-Concept in Thornhedge
This fun fantasy novella offers an opportunity to reflect on identity and self-esteem.
Business & Finance
Three Principles for Finding Meaningful, Fulfilling Work
Is your work meaningful and interesting to you? If not, do you have a plan for how to transition to work that is?
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