Observations about ambition, longing, identity, adaptation, and the forces shaping human lives.
The quiet narratives that keep us trapped, why we mistake familiarity for identity, and what it takes to rewrite the story without losing ourselves. My friend Dana has explained her career to me six times over the past decade. Not the same explanation … she refines it, trims it, discovers new supporting evidence. The first…
Why Smart People Rationalize Bad Decisions, Protect Their Blind Spots, and Mistake Explanation for Truth He had been explaining his job for three years. Not complaining about it — explaining it. There is a difference, and the difference matters. He would sit across from you at dinner and walk you through, with real precision, the…