A Lesson on Motivation... from 4-Year-Olds

Counter-intuitive insights from the Psychology of Motivation

In Defense of Doing Nothing

Your back-to-back schedule is a sign of weakness, not importance.

It's not about the size of your vision - it's the price.

It's not a misalignment of vision that kills founding teams. It's a misalignment of sacrifice.

Emotional Debt: The Silent Killer of Startups

The most dangerous debt in your startup isn't on the balance sheet.

On Resilience: Stop Trying to Bounce Back

True resilience isn't about being unbreakable. It's about being flexible enough to adapt to challenges and bounce forward, not just back.

The 4 Relationship Modes: From Competition to Mutual Flourishing

How I Built on Brené Brown's 50/50 Relationship Framework

How To Care

In a world of overwhelm, the solution isn't more productivity. An essay on moving from endless tasks to taking true responsibility for what—and who—truly matters.

Gabor Maté was right: 69% of top entrepreneurs are running on "bad fuel" (here's how to switch)

AI Anxiety? Here's how I recovered.

A tl;dr Guide On Surviving AI Existential Dread (No Dystopia Included)

You hired smart people. So why are you still doing their job?

Founders can’t stop cheating on their partners with their companies

Time and again, neglected spouses have described their partners as “cheating on me with the company.”

Why Ambitious People Fail: What I Wish I'd Known At 16 (+ A New Song)

Turn your relentless drive into mindful experiments before it burns you out