Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I had an interesting little convo with someone on the SJO fam on “make” vs “earn.” Words are powerful. Saying you’ve earned something is far more empowering than saying you’ve made something. There’s also far more ownership when you “earn.” Similar to using policy vs rule, use earn instead of make.

My baseline for people giving advice: If you’re not at least 26-27, I am immediately suspicious. I mean hell, your brain is still developing until that age. Wisdom comes as youth recedes. + I wrote something like this a few years, and whew did people get upset. But the best part is if I’ve never…

This post will: 1. Ostensibly appear to be a form of bragging and 2. In actuality is something I want you to mull over. Here’s the brag: I’ve sold 70 tickets for the Chocolate Chip Cookie Off (in just two weeks). And of the 70 tickets sold, 39 are non-Torontonians! That’s $35,000 for a 3-hour…

One thing I’ve learned hosting dinners – often times you’ll go around and everyone will quickly introduce themselves and then ask for “something they need help with.” Here’s the thing – humans suck at asking for help. They can barely manage asking their own friends, but asking strangers for it? Yergh. So what I’ve started…

I’ve been thinking a lot about FRICTION lately. We often focus on removing friction in order to optimize our lives. On the flip side, adding friction can also optimize your life. Case in point: disabling notifications on your phone (or better yet: removing social media completely from your phone). The added “friction” of having to…