Reflections on David Brooks’s book about the shift from achievement to commitment as the organising principle of a life.

Things learned and unlearned during the extended interruption of normal life. Some of them are keepers.

What makes client work sustainable versus draining — and the signals to watch for before a relationship becomes the latter.

Public goals for the year, set down here to be held accountable to them later.

An unusual year reviewed honestly. Some of it was terrible. Some of it was clarifying. Both things were true simultaneously.

Against the culture of speed for its own sake — and for the kind of work that can only be done slowly.

On how Endgame works as a conclusion — and what it says about consequences, sacrifice, and the weight of choices made long ago.

Returning to an earlier post about what makes people stay engaged at work, with updated thinking based on the years since.

What expertise actually is, how it is acquired, and why the people who have it most often underestimate it.

On what Black Panther meant beyond its box office — and the complicated weight of being a “first” in popular culture.