Every month, I post a long-form article with practical reflections on life direction, decision-making, and getting unstuck. You can subscribe here to my monthly newsletter.
Feeling stuck shows up in three distinct guises, each with a different cause and way out.
Why having more options often makes us worse off, and a coaching approach for getting out of analysis paralysis mode.
Your best ideas usually arrive once you stop trying so hard.
Fear of success usually disguises a fear of the unknown.
Why we run out of ideas about what to do next, how to get past your inner censor, and practical tips for generating far more options before…
Why having too many options can make us worse off, and ten practical ways to make decisions with less regret.
Why consuming self-help rarely changes anything, and six practical ways to actually integrate what you learn through deliberate practice.
Seth Godin's framework for knowing when to quit and when to push through.
Nine common myths about happiness, purpose and passion, and the reframes that make each of them more useful in real life.
Why chasing one 'true' path keeps you stuck, and a thought experiment for designing three good-enough alternative lives.
Why we wildly overestimate how much others notice our mistakes, and how to loosen the grip of the spotlight effect and the illusion of transparency.
The difference between discipline, self-control and willpower, why willpower doesn't actually run out, and six practical ways to build…
What confidence actually is, why it isn't the same as competence, and how self-efficacy and self-worth shape whether you show up sure of yourself.
Why genuine solitude is rarer than being alone, what it does for self-knowledge, and three easy ways to build more of it into your week.
What flow is, the conditions that create it, the 4% rule that keeps you in the zone, and eight ways to build more flow into your life.
Thirteen quiet beliefs and habits that keep us from making new friends as adults, and a more useful way to approach each one.
Seven research-backed facts about how adult friendships actually form, from proximity and similarity to self-disclosure and social identity.
The psychology behind poor choices, why good enough beats perfect, and thirteen common reasons we make bad decisions, with a checklist to…
Why stress pulls us into the detail, and four simple questions that help you zoom out, think strategically, and calm your nervous system.
How to borrow a designer's habit of prototyping to test a major life or work change in the real world, through informational interviews and…
Why a vision is about direction, not destination, and four wayfinding principles, logos, values, past self and future identity, for…
Why our brains treat our future selves like strangers, and three simple practices for building a clearer, more motivating picture of who…
What a gut feeling actually is in neurological terms, why your intuition is only as good as your experience, and when to trust it.
Intuition is powerful but far from infallible.