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Your Ambitions Aren't Yours

7 min read
Most people spend their lives pursuing goals they absorbed from their environment rather than chose. The research on motivation shows this matters enormously: externally-derived ambitions produce worse outcomes and less satisfaction — and the harder problem is that mimetic desire is invisible from the inside.

Positive Thinking Is Making You Fail

7 min read
Visualizing your success reduces your probability of achieving it. This is one of the most replicated findings in motivational psychology, and it directly contradicts advice given in millions of coaching sessions every year.

Empathy Is Making You Worse at Helping People

6 min read
Empathy is praised as the foundation of good ethics and good leadership. The research suggests it's actually a bias engine that consistently directs your care toward the wrong people.

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