[This article has a 10/10 Woo Rating]. "If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration." -Nikola Tesla Even by current standards, I’ve had a weird couple of weeks. It all started ten days ago on the
[This article has a 6/10 Woo Rating] I am immediately suspicious of people who write grand plans to overhaul capitalism. I’ll leave that to abstracted academics or stoned students. But there are ways of creating concurrent systems that are healthier and more fun. This piece is about one
This article has a 7/10 Woo Rating] In some video games there’s a mechanism called “fog of war.” The map around you is shrouded in darkness, but as you explore it becomes more visible. It turns out that this is sort of how our senses work. Donald Hoffman’
[This article has an 8.5/10 Woo Rating]. “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your
[This article has a 5/10 Woo Rating] This is a standalone Part 2 of my conversation with founder and coach Brian Whetten (Part 1 is here). In this conversation we explored a new kind of leadership. It’s a growth path that remains fully within your control, even in
[This article has a 6/10 Woo Rating] It’s like there’s a horse loose in a hospital. I think eventually everything’s going to be okay, but I have no idea what’s going to happen next. And neither do any of you, and neither do your parents,
[This article has a 9.5/10 Woo Rating]. Imagine a school of guppies in a fish tank. Every morning before work, Claire walks past the tank and sprinkles some fish flakes in the water. If the fish could muster a small degree of environmental awareness, what would they make
[This article has a 3/10 Woo Rating] My conversation last year with founder and coach Brian Whetten was one of the more insightful discussions I've had. This was reflected in both the feedback and the number of listeners we drew. Brian and I sat down for two
A decade has now passed since the emergence of the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). Figureheads like Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris and Eric Weinstein used their dizzying intellects to eloquently diagnose the deeper systemic issues with modern society. The problem was, raw intelligence is excellent at diagnosis and terrible at prescription.
“I think this is the best-known story in the world because it is everybody’s story. I think it is the symbol story of the human soul. I’m feeling my way now — don’t jump on me if I’m not clear. The greatest terror a child can have
[This article has a 7/10 Woo Rating] The Greek-Armenian George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1866–1949) was an influential mystic, philosopher and spiritual teacher. He spent much of his life traveling the world synthesizing the key teachings of the great mystery schools. A central aspect of Gurdjieff’s teachings are known
[This conversation has a 10/10 Woo Rating, obviously] I’ve really struggled with whether to publish this article and interview. As I wrote in my last piece, the last few months has seen a fierce battle with my inner skeptic. One reason is that I’ve been drawn to
[This article has anything from a 0/10 to a 10/10 Woo Rating; you get to decide]. Over the last three years, things have started to get really weird in my life. Curiosity is my brand. I believe it reflects a relationship with a benign evolutionary force. That said,
[This article has a 7/10 Woo Rating] Last month, The Onion published a satirical article titled “Pentagon Warns China Developing Love, The Greatest Weapon Of All.” “The alert, issued to the American public and top U.S. allies, stated that China had made significant advances in love, a transcendent
[This article has a 4/10 Woo Rating] Somebody once told me that if you wanted to hack engagement on Financial Twitter (“FinTwit”) you simply had to favourably compare yourself to Warren Buffett. And it’s true, the Sage of Omaha is the God-king of American capitalism. I witnessed the
[This article has an 8/10 Woo Rating] The Cave of Consensus is where we can all safely explore the known world. With the candle of our awareness in hand, we wander the Cave collecting knowledge. We can learn facts about history, geography, politics, finance and technology. We can also
[This article has a 3/10 woo rating and is a ~4 minute read] This piece is short, because I’d rather you get the full experience of a special conversation, rather than just read an article about it. Philip Shepherd is a teacher and author on the topic of
[This article has an 8/10 Woo Rating] Ky Dickens’ podcast series The Telepathy Tapes emerged from nowhere to become the #1 podcast in America. For those who haven’t had time to listen yet, the series claims that certain non-speaking autistic children are demonstrating psychic gifts, ranging from telepathy
[This conversation has a 3/10 Woo Rating] I don’t know much about meditation and I don’t have a consistent meditation practice. Which is a little embarrassing as someone who writes and talks a lot about spiritual-ish topics. New Year’s seems like a good time to explore
[This article has a 10/10 Woo Rating] At the start of this year I decided to leave finance so that I could explore leading edge topics with greater freedom. It’s going to be pretty funny if the topic with the highest woo rating ends up being the one
A short story about bravery [This article has a 5/10 Woo Rating] The House in the Field In the book The Untethered Soul, there’s an allegory about a man who finds himself in a gorgeous location in a sunny field. He decides to build his dream home there.
[This article has a 9.5/10 Woo Rating] A silent revolution is unfolding that’s uniquely invisible to the intellectual elite. This means that those we’ve previously charged with explaining the world to us are suddenly the least able to understand it. It’s why every narrowly-focused think-piece
[This article has a 7.5/10 woo rating] Money is interesting. But most writing about money is boring. So I recently asked my Twitter followers: “have you ever read anything that changed the way you thought about money?” My question went viral and got over 3 million views. One
[This article has a 7/10 Woo Rating] I’ve spent the last 20 years working in the City of London, on Wall Street and in Ultra-High-Net-Worth wealth management. To be honest, financial markets have never really interested me, but the people always have. For the last few years I’