When self-improvement makes leaders more judgmental
(Media) Leadership is increasingly framed as an inner project, for good reasons. I’m an example of someone who became a better manager after studying coaching and going through a thorough two-year program that laid bare my own vulnerabilities and triggers. As a good leader, you are expected to be self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and regulated, meaning…
The risk of simplified narratives on Instagram
A solo female traveler and digital creator is currently visiting Sri Lanka and posted a rant reel on Instagram about how the southern coast of the country is being gentrified. While lying on the beach, she speaks into the camera — “from the perspective of a Western white woman who comes from America” — about…
Staying sane in an age of permanent overload
ChatGPT creating overwhelm We are living in a moment where tools designed to help us think are increasingly shaping how we cope with overload. Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerates the loss of our scarcest natural resource: water, as Forbes published in 2024. The AI boom has caused the same CO₂ emissions in 2025 as New York…
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