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Job Survival Skills: How to Survive a Toxic Workplace

A collection of the 12 best job-related ideas and concepts on how to survive a toxic workplace. At least the ones I’ve come across so far.

A reflection on Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy applied to Utopia, an Australian comedy-drama about government dysfunction.

A collection of seven strategies I personally use to overcome writer’s block. From unleashing my inner toddler to shaving a yak.

A collection of little-known yet hard-hitting quotes by Jocko Willink, the former Navy SEAL turned leadership instructor.

A reflection on the Tenth Man Rule, a form of institutionalised devil’s advocacy. How can we benefit from a professional pain in the neck?

A breakdown of the five habits of the master thinker; practices worth cultivating proposed by a former CIA analyst.

A reflection on the infamous Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias that leads poor performers to grossly overestimate their abilities.

A reflection on the Dead Horse Theory, a classic management enigma that can only be solved with more ancient horse wisdom.

My review of MasterClass, a popular online learning platform that enables you to learn from the best and most successful in their fields.

A reflection on the peculiar phenomenon of Cargo Cults, a belief that things of value can be obtained through mere mimicry.

A reflection on Cobra Effects and how fateful interventions and perverse incentives can lead to unintended negative consequences.