Ryan Holiday·Dec 7, 2022Member-onlyIf You Want to Be Smart, You Must Do ThisThere are lots of smart people. There are not a lot of people who can do this smart thing. The poet John Keats called it “negative capability” — the mental fortitude to be able to entertain multiple contradictory ideas in your head at the same time. Or as F. Scott…Philosophy6 min readPhilosophy6 min read
Niklas Göke·Sep 27, 2022Hard Work Is Your Only OptionA thought experiment — This is an excerpt from my new book, 2-Minute Pep Talks*. If you enjoy it, you can buy a copy for as little as $3.99 here*. If you took an IQ test right now, there would be two possible outcomes. One, you get a result that’s below average. Two, you…Work3 min readWork3 min read
elle luna·Apr 8, 2014The Crossroads of Should and MustThis is a story about two roads — Should and Must. It’s a pep talk for anyone who’s chosen Should for far too long — months, years, maybe a lifetime — and feels like it’s about time they gave Must a shot — There are two paths in life: Should and Must. We arrive at this crossroads over and over again. And each time, we get to choose. Over the past year I’ve chosen Must again and again. And it was petrifying. And at times it was dark. But I would never, ever…Long Reads16 min readLong Reads16 min read