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Is your life designed by committee? If so, claim your role as your own committee chair.

Advice from other people is always based on their own biases and experiences. Take control of your own decisions and don’t live a life designed by committee.

By Peter, 1 monthJanuary 4, 2023 ago
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Conflict

Loyalty to yourself isn’t as simple as it sounds

Are you most loyal to your past self, to your future self, or to a fictitious self created by other people? The answer should almost always be, “It depends.”

By Peter, 2 monthsDecember 20, 2022 ago
Career

Six reasons you betray your future self, and how to stop doing it

Saying yes to something new can be hard. Don’t betray your future self by giving in to all the bad reasons and external pressures telling you “no.”

By Peter, 2 monthsDecember 6, 2022 ago
Career

Quiet quitting before it was cool—Counting down to retirement in 1989

When I was 23, I had a coworker who was counting down to retirement. I decided I didn’t want to be him in 20 years, so I made a change. You can, too.

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 22, 2022 ago
Career

Crisis decisions lead to unintended consequences

In a crisis, avoid reactionary decisions as much as possible, to reduce unintended consequences. The long term damage may be far worse than pausing a moment.

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 8, 2022 ago
Life

Play and art are important at every age

We spend so much time focusing on achievement, financial success, wealth accumulation, and reputation, we often forget how to include play and art in our lives.

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 2, 2022 ago
Decisions

The best approach is the one you actually use

You can overpay for the best “solution” to your problem, but if you don’t use it, it’s worthless. The best approach is the one you actually use.

By Peter, 4 monthsOctober 18, 2022 ago
Courage

The death of a future story you’ve been telling yourself

We all tell ourselves stories about our future. Some are our own, and some are forced upon us. It’s always hard to go through the death of a future story.

By Peter, 4 monthsOctober 11, 2022 ago
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Career

If you’re quiet quitting, you are part of a long and honored tradition of choosing mediocrity

Quiet quitting has been around since the first boss held the first post-mortem after a failed mammoth hunt. Let’s talk about workforce dropouts instead.

By Peter, 5 monthsSeptember 21, 2022 ago
Career

Take control of your career by not doing the things you already aren’t doing

If you feel guilty about always feeling behind schedule, take control of your career and stop doing all those things you’re already not doing.

By Peter, 5 monthsSeptember 7, 2022 ago

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