The Boiling Frog: 5 Toxic Leadership Behaviours and How to Handle Them
A reflection on five potentially toxic leadership behaviours that may be signs of a toxic workplace. How much slack should you cut your boss?
#ElephantInTheRoom
Posts featuring the Elephant in the Room webcomic
The Ship of Theseus: How to Solve the Paradox of Who We Are
A reflection on the ship of Theseus, a thought experiment that raises an intriguing question about our identity and its evolution over time.
Problem Theft: How to Handle Other People’s Problems
A reflection on the counterproductive habit to steal other people’s problems. How can we be helpful without becoming kleptomaniacs?
Yak Shaving: How to Stop Procrastinating
A daring attempt to end procrastination by shaving a yak with Jordan B. Peterson. If that doesn’t solve the problem, I don’t know what will.
Debate Games: How to Coach People to Argue Effectively
A comprehensive guide to three underrated debate games and how to facilitate them. We love to argue. So why not become good at it?
Chmess: How to Spot a Bullshit Job
A dive into Daniel Dennett’s Chmess and David Graeber’s equally pointless Bullshit Jobs. Can we make them solve each other?
Bikeshedding: Why Meetings Can Be Awful and What to Do About It
My take on the age-old question: Why do we waste our time Bikeshedding in meetings when we could be binge-watching The Office?
