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Podcast #853: The Real Rules of Power
November 30, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
Most leadership advice says the same thing: to be a good leader, you need to be generous, humble, and authentic. My guest, professor of organizational behavior Jeffrey Pfeffer, would say that kind of advice may make us feel good and represent the world as we’d like it to be, but it doesn’t actually work in […]
The Need for Cultural Literacy
November 29, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
“I need your John Hancock.” “He’s the prodigal son of our family.” “That job was like working in the seventh layer of hell.” “He has a Willy Loman-esque resignation about him.” “We’re navigating between Scylla and Charybdis here.” Anybody with the literacy of an eighth-grader could read those sentences. Heck, a third-grader could read those […]
Podcast #852: The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness
November 28, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
Mental illnesses of all kinds are on the rise, and yet we seem no closer to being able to treat them effectively. We’re only able to treat the symptoms of mental illness, but aren’t often able to put the illness into remission because its root cause has been a mystery. My guest, however, believes he […]
Your No-Nonsense Guide to Choosing the Right Beard Style
November 27, 2022 by Brett
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to help our newer readers discover some of the best, evergreen gems from the past. This article was originally published in February 2021. The popularity of beards has waxed (the mid 19th century) and waned (the 1950s), and for the […]
Sunday Firesides: Stop the Vivisection of Beauty
November 27, 2022 by Brett & Kate McKay
In the 19th century, scientists conducted dissections on live animals to study their living anatomy. Known as “vivisection,” the operations were highly controversial. While some argued that vivisection imparted valuable insights that couldn’t otherwise be gleaned, others felt the additional knowledge the practice produced was negligible, especially when weighed against the cruelty involved in harvesting […]

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