GROWTH & ADVERSITY

Trust your gut. Follow your instincts. You know the answer deep down. This advice is everywhere. It sounds wise. It’s often dangerously wrong. Your gut …

You’re Going to Die: The Only Productivity Hack That Matters You’re going to die. Not metaphorically. Not eventually in some abstract sense. Actually die. Your …

There are things about your life that you hate and can’t change. Maybe it’s a chronic illness. Maybe it’s a painful past. Maybe it’s something …

I failed at something important three years ago. I still haven’t told most people about it. Not because it’s shameful, exactly. More because there’s no …

Here’s an uncomfortable truth: you care way too much what other people think of you. You adjust your opinions to fit the room. You stay …

Resilience has become the great virtue of our age. Be resilient. Bounce back. Show grit. Adapt. Overcome. Persist. It sounds empowering. It’s often exhausting. Dr. …

We’ve engineered discomfort out of life. Uncomfortable temperature? Adjust the thermostat. Uncomfortable conversation? Change the subject. Uncomfortable emotion? Scroll until it goes away. We treat …

Nobody wants to hear that their suffering has a purpose. When you’re in it, when you’ve just lost your job or your relationship has ended …

There’s a specific kind of crisis that comes from being good at something you don’t love. I know because I’ve lived it. Fifteen years building …