My mother taught me that to be a decent human you have to despise cruelty. And she was right.
Tag: truth
Read Closely, Listen Actively, Lead Wisely
Do whatever it takes to let yourself fully engage—to read and think and write back. The right people will love you for it.
What AI Will Never Know About Ice Cream, June 1981, and Everything Before or Since
Despite regular claims to the contrary, AI Does Not Have Access to All of Human Knowledge — and It Never Will
Beware the Curse of Knowledge
Expertise can be its own worst enemy.
Check Your Lenses
Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.
Love and Wisdom
Love is wiser than wisdom. Wisdom knows more than knowledge. Knowledge counts more than data.
From the Inside Out and the Outside In
We humans understand each other asymmetrically. But that's a good enough place to start.
Keep Bending Toward Justice and Truth
Some simple things you can do to make the world better.
Cheating Success
Real success is about building a better self, which is why you really can't cheat at it.
Nothing Much and the Center of Everything
A brief reflection on the otherworldly importance of each of us—and why you should do your homework.
