No One Really Knows What They're Doing
Cognitive biases work together to make us very bad at objectively analyzing our own level of ability, competence, or intelligence. As a result, we need to be very careful when making judgments about our own ability. But on the other end of things: no one really knows what they're doing. They just know enough to be confident.
The Real Reason My Business Succeeded
There's no single reason why business projects, creative projects, or self-improvement projects succeed or fail. But at the same time, there is actually one absolute prerequisite that most people miss.
Who's At Fault?
In complex human organizational systems, sometimes responsibility and fault can be hard attributes to assign. We need to own up to the fact that we can sometimes be complicit in crimes that we don't want to admit responsibility for.
Lemons Into Lemonade: Using Stress to Jumpstart New Habits
Keystone habits are habits on which all other habits rely. Huge changes to these keystone habits are among the most stressful things that can happen in your life. But, this can create the opportunity to change yourself into a new person: the person you've always wanted to be.
Are We Finally Done Arguing About CrossFit?
When I started out as a coach, the only thing anyone wanted to talk about was CrossFit - thank god that's changed. A retrospective on the CrossFit phenomenon.