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Same Ambition. Less Naive.

Delayed gratification was the deal. A generation watched it fail and recalculated.

May 16 • UP A TIER

Forty seconds

On mindfulness, autopilot behaviour, and why empathy without attention changes nothing.

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Every Age has a Crisis

In 1965, Canadian psychoanalyst Elliott Jaques coined the term "midlife crisis" — a period where people in their 30s and 40s underwent depression and…

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April 2026

The Evidence Gap

Most advice fails a basic source credibility test. The speaker's life doesn't back what they're saying.

Apr 27 • UP A TIER

Comparison Is a Thief — In Both Directions

One direction steals your joy. The other steals your honesty. Both leave you standing exactly where you were — with a story about why that's fine.

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Clarity Is a Trap

Why Self-Awareness Gets Sharper After You Break

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Competence as a Cage

I don’t know if I’ve ever met anyone who genuinely loved what they did for a living .

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March 2026

Same Same

I have a standard answer every time someone asks how I’m going.

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The System Will Celebrate Your Exit More Than It Ever Did Your Presence

Freedom and Wealth are the Same Sentence

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The Quiet Exit

When it happens, it’ll probably be mid-morning on a Tuesday.

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January 2026

Feedback is a Metric. Not a Direction.

Many of us confuse “listening to feedback” with “following feedback.” Taking on board “constructive criticism” with “I need to change course…

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Gratefully Misaligned

Never apologise for wanting more.

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