An Ode to Procrastination
The existential exhilaration of playing chicken with Time
«In Phase Two, you get busy. Mountains of energy are suddenly available to you. Straining to avoid one particular thing, dawdling mightily, you can do five others.»
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The Internet Is Rotting
Too much has been lost already. The glue that holds humanity’s knowledge together is coming undone.
«Society can’t understand itself if it can’t be honest with itself, and it can’t be honest with itself if it can only live in the present moment»
Mindfulness Hurts. That’s Why It Works.
Facing the painful parts of life head-on is the only way to feel at home with yourself.
The Six Forces That Fuel Friendship
I’ve spent more than three years interviewing friends for “The Friendship Files.” Here’s what I’ve learned.
«I’ve come to believe that friendship doesn’t always have to be about presence; it can also be about love that can weather absence.»
The Biggest Problem With Remote Work
Companies need a new kind of middle manager: the synchronizer.
«The synchronizer—or, for large companies, a team of synchronizers—would be responsible for solving the new-worker, new-group, and new-idea problems.»
When Virtues Become Vices
When addictive behaviors override our desires, it may be a sign to investigate the gap between what we crave and what’s really good for us.
«When addictive behaviors override our desires, it may be a sign to investigate the gap between what we crave and what’s really good for us.»