October 3, 2026
How to Make Friends With Your Inner Critic: Day Five.
Writing to understand.
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Signal Strength
One idea per issue, developed in depth.
October 2, 2026
Day Four: Talking Back to your Inner Critic
This post is part of a series for paid subscribers of Signal Strength, A five day writing challenge called Tuning into and Turning the Volume Down on Your Inner Critic.
Read →October 1, 2026
Day Three: What the Critic Is Afraid Of
This post is part of a series for paid subscribers of Signal Strength, A five day writing challenge called Tuning into and Turning the Volume Down on Your Inner Critic.
Read →September 30, 2026
Day Two: How To Make Friends With Your Inner Critic
But first, I’d like you to meet Big Red and Kuato
Read →September 29, 2026
Day One: How To Make Friends With Your Inner Critic
A Five Day Writing Challenge to Tune Into and Turn Down the Volume on Your Inner Critic.
Read →September 28, 2026
What to Say When Your Brain Tells You You're an Idiot
From "Miranda" to "BoJack," a look at the 6 types of inner critics that sabotage our daily work—and how to get them to back down.
Read →September 23, 2026
How To Survive A Boss Who Undermines You
Your need for positive feedback isn’t a personality flaw. How to recognize and navigate a difficult person as a boss.
Read →September 9, 2026
The Fear of Being Obsolete (And How Curiosity Cures It)
AI is reshaping work, but it can’t replace human connection. Here is how to turn panic into your most creative advantage.
Read →September 2, 2026
It Matters How Much You Matter.
Burnout isn’t only about being overworked. New research suggests that feeling valued, useful and significant may be just as important as workload.
Read →August 28, 2026
Ambition is a scam
Shift to ruthless alignment and ditch the burnout cycle
Read →August 19, 2026
You’re Not Coal (and AI Isn’t a Steam Engine)
Why the promise of AI efficiency is landing on you as more work, not less -- and what to do about it. Plus, a tale of two paradoxes.
Read →August 12, 2026
Stop Waiting for Clarity. You Need Momentum.
Stop drifting. Move before you're ready, and insight will come. Read to the end for an announcement.
Read →August 5, 2026
You Can’t Berate Yourself Into a Better Life
Three ways to get out of your own way when you're ready for a change.
Read →July 29, 2026
The Business Metric Destined to Make You Insane
Why making your boss or client happy is a goal that sets you up for failure - and what to focus on instead
Read →July 22, 2026
You Should Take A Vacation
I am.
Read →July 15, 2026
How To Stop Saying Yes When You Mean No
Skip the decision making frameworks -- a decision you've already made requires no willpower in the moment.
Read →July 8, 2026
I Talked to 26 Therapists in Two Weeks. Here is What I Was Discounting.
How a chaotic calendar and a conversation with my wife forced me to stop discounting my own expertise.
Read →July 1, 2026
Emotional BASE jumping is the Ultimate Life Hack
Making money isn’t the hard part of building a business. The real challenge is pushing past the reasonable fear that jumping off a cliff will kill you.
Read →June 24, 2026
Let Chad’s Presentation Fail (And Save Your Sanity)
A mantra for high-achievers drowning in corporate drudgery: Smile More, Do Less
Read →June 17, 2026
How We Build The Case Against Our Own Ambitions
Pursuing our dream requires us to do some cross examining to help defeat the airtight cases we build against them.
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