And why you should stop buying these brands too — I wish this were a David vs. Goliath story, a story where an underdog bravely takes on an unbeatable enemy and miraculously wins. But it isn’t. What we’re seeing is a battle of Goliath vs. Goliath. …

Or are you quietly making sure you’ll never get the life you want? — The question of how your self-image affects your success came up in a conversation with one of my mentees today. She sometimes struggles with self-sabotaging and told me about a helpful book she’d read, “Psycho-Cybernetics” written by Maxwell Maltz in 1960. Maltz, a plastic surgeon who operated on patients who…

In the future of work, technical expertise alone will not cut it — This week I had a conversation with one of my mentees. She’s about to go back to university to switch careers. She wants to transition into tech. But now, just before starting the semester, she has second thoughts because she’s worried about whether she’s making the right decision. She’s afraid…

3 wonderfully different interpretations of a vision for our future — What do you think of when you think about the future? What world do you envision? That was what I wanted to know when I started the “Our World Tomorrow” summer writing challenge — as always, asking other people questions was enlightening. Listening to other people’s answers to your questions…

Why Imposter Syndrome Is Caused by the Lack of Feeling You Really Belong Here — Nothing is more draining than spending every workday dreading the moment it finally becomes clear that there was a mistake-living with the feeling that you weren’t really supposed to get the job-haunted by the nagging suspicion that it’ll soon become glaringly obvious that you’re incompetent and that you’ll be made…

We’ve all been misled about what the Metaverse will look and feel like — The Metaverse is a trillion-dollar business. In 2025 alone, the Metaverse could generate a cumulative value of $1 trillion. Naturally, companies are scrambling to be the first to market with a revolutionary Metaverse gadget to secure the biggest piece of the pie. And because there’s so much money at stake…

Stop wondering “What’s Wrong With Me”? and explore what your behavior helped you cope with in the past — How many times have you caught yourself making the same mistake over and over again? Did you get involved in a relationship with the wrong person again? Have you once again failed to stick to your diet, despite all your good intentions? …

Or why my brain won’t ever let me have nice things — You know I don’t believe in speculating with cryptocurrencies. I’ve been quite vocal about that. I think they’re a scam designed to make a few rich at the cost of the majority. But there were times — long before people recklessly wasted their lifesaving because of FOMO — when you…

If you’re passionate about what our world will look like in the future, this challenge is for you — Are you passionate about what our world will look like in the future? Do you like writing about your vision of the world? If so, this is the writing challenge for you! I love thinking and writing about how our world will change in the coming years. Some of the…