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Journal

Writing that aims to be useful long after it is published.

  1. On Changing Your Mind

    Changing your mind is described as weakness. It is among the rarest forms of intellectual honesty, and one of the hardest things a thinking person can do.

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  2. What Makes a Question Worth Asking?

    Not all questions are created equal. Some open; others foreclose. The quality of your thinking depends more than you might expect on the quality of the questions you bring to it.

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  3. On Thinking Clearly

    Why clear thought is harder than it sounds, what gets in the way, and what the discipline of genuine thinking actually requires.

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  4. Why Trust Takes Time

    Trust is not the same as reputation. On what distinguishes them, why trust cannot be manufactured, and what it costs to build honestly.

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