My father’s first degree was in philosophy. As a kid, I used to go in his library and just read the titles of his books, wondering about all the ideas contained in them. As I got older, I actually started reading them. I found myself more attracted to the ones that I knew were considered radical—Marx, Chomsky, Nietzsche. I didn’t find out why they were considered radical until later, that being

That’s it for the seven approaches to deciding and achieving. If you read all of those, I’m impressed—kudos to you.  People are fascinating, aren’t they? We are so diverse and we find all of these different ways to make the world work for us.  One thing that you should realize if you’re interested in how people decide and achieve is that it all happens in context. You might be a rationalist

We all go about things in our own way, right? We’re all individuals expressing ourselves uniquely, and the way we act or react depends greatly on our individual personalities and internal processes and methods. Most of the time, let’s say even the vast majority of the time, like 99% of the time, our own way works just fine for us. We get through life—how we interact with others, how we make decisions,

We all go about things in our own way, right? We’re all individuals expressing ourselves uniquely, and the way we act or react depends greatly on our individual personalities and internal processes and methods.  Most of the time, let’s say even the vast majority of the time, like 99% of the time, our own way works just fine for us. We get through life—how we interact with others, how we make