Do you ever feel like you’re drifting through life without a clear direction? Do you ever make choices you end up regretting because you didn’t think them through fully in the moment? Can you honestly say you know what your deepest values are, and why you’ve chosen...
It’s 1989, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. American conducting student Cooper Barrow arrives in West Germany to study under master conductor Herr Ziegler. Barrow is returning to the craft after dropping out of Juilliard and spending eight years teaching...
Almost all of my friends went to university after they finished high school. Virtually none of them now work in the field they studied. Twelve years after I graduated, out of the twenty-one people who were in my music production class at university, only one now works...
The trilogy is set in Panem, a fictional North American nation divided into twelve districts and the Capitol. Most of the industrial and agricultural production takes place in the districts, whereas the Capitol is populated by the rich and powerful. District 13, which...
Do you ever worry that you might go to hell after you die? Do you ever fear sleeping after watching a supernatural horror movie? Do you worry that your plane will crash when you take a flight? I suffered from all of these worries when I was younger. I didn’t really...
In a previous short, I pointed out that there are people who are utterly devoid of any moral qualities whatsoever. These people are not interested in producing any values themselves. Consequently, since they do not have any values to offer, they cannot engage in a...
Catastrophic wars have wiped out all animal life and destroyed the Earth’s atmosphere, leading to a constant shower of radioactive debris. Those who had the means to escape now live on other planets, served by humanoid robots (called androids, or “andys” for short)...
Please join us for LevelUp Europe 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria! LevelUp is a conference for people who want to thrive in life and support freedom on solid ground. You will: Learn fundamental and practical ideas for improving your life and advancing liberty, Engage and make...
In software sales, I desperately wanted to “go fast” by trying new strategies weekly (or daily) to hit and exceed my quota. I burned out and was flabbergasted that sales reps who stuck to their same boring workloads were getting better results. I was going fast, but...
The idea that you should “follow your gut” or “listen to your intuition” has become popular in Western culture and the self-help industry of late. Figures from Warren Buffet to Jordan Peterson tell us to “listen to your intuitions” and “go with your gut feelings,”...
