When Your Efforts Feel Wasted We’ve all had seasons of life that feel wasted. On the surface, these pursuits look like detours. At worst, they look like regrets. But what if those detours aren’t wasted at all?What if they’re catalysts?…

The Universal Principles of Friction and Viscosity The Hidden Problem of Scaling Innovation Every few decades, innovation doesn’t just change technology, it changes where the world’s wealth, influence, and power concentrate. Silicon Valley was once just orchards. Shenzhen was once…

The Problem We Can’t Ignore We are living in the last age where knowledge, as we traditionally think of it, still has value. For centuries, what separated one person from another was what they knew. If you could memorize more…

The Problem with Running Your Relationships on Autopilot Most people spend more time planning their next vacation than they do planning their relationships. We drift into friendships by proximity: coworkers, neighbors, classmates, whoever happens to be around. We maintain bonds…

The Unspoken Math of Friendship Why do some friendships feel effortless and rewarding while others slowly fade into resentment or collapse under stress? Most people don’t think about it. They just assume friendships are about liking someone or having things…