Microscript Rules

If the glove doesn’t fit… Even though I didn’t type it out, your brain probably said “you must acquit.” Why is that? Your brain ‘hears’ the rest of the sentence as if I wrote it out because of audiation, the process by which...

The Stranger

“Any man who does not weep at his mother’s funeral runs the risk of being put to death.” – Camus In The Stranger Albert Camus explores his philosophy of the absurd – existentialism – through the story of Meursault. He’s a man...

Cato

What does it mean to be a virtuous citizen in a republic? America’s founding father’s were designing a system of government in reaction to the English Monarchy. They studied political theorists from Aristotle to Locke. And it was the history of the Roman...

No one cares about what you want.

Are you looking for a new job? Building a product? Selling something? Beware of the common trap of selfishness. It is so easy to get caught up in what you want, how good you are, or why you deserve something. Why it matters to you. But don’t fail to remember a...

Practical Philosophy 

I was sitting in an aisle seat, flying at 575 miles per hour, as the flight crew came by with beverage service. When the stewardess approached me I put my book down, and asked for a club soda. As she was pouring my drink she asked me what I was reading. When I held up...