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Josh Zancan

Josh Zancan

How Rotten Tomatoes Explains One of the Biggest Problems in Public Discourse

Don’t be so quick to trust a consensus.

Feb 23, 2023

How Rotten Tomatoes Explains One of the Biggest Problems in Public Discourse

Feb 23, 2023

Josh Zancan

The Most Valuable (and Unexpected) Lesson I Learned in Alcoholics Anonymous

One piece of advice taught me everything I needed to know about our responsibility towards others.

Jan 19, 2023

The Most Valuable (and Unexpected) Lesson I Learned in Alcoholics Anonymous

Jan 19, 2023

Josh Zancan

Resilience Almost Killed Me

Relying too much on this one trait set me down a path that ended in substance abuse and debilitating mental health issues.

Feb 22, 2022

Resilience Almost Killed Me

Feb 22, 2022

Josh Zancan

Our Obsession with Grit (Part 2) — Hollywood’s Big Lie About Perseverance

Hollywood’s portrayal of perseverance is unrealistic, especially when the stories are supposed to be true.

Jan 12, 2022

Our Obsession with Grit (Part 2) — Hollywood’s Big Lie About Perseverance

Jan 12, 2022

Josh Zancan

Our Obsession With Grit (Part 1) - The Limitations of Willpower

It is counterproductive to measure a person’s value by what they are able to endure.

Jan 5, 2022

Jan 5, 2022

Josh Zancan

We Aren’t in Control of Anything (Including Ourselves)

The belief that our future has many possibilities is based on a set of subjective assumptions.

Dec 28, 2021

We Aren’t in Control of Anything (Including Ourselves)

Dec 28, 2021

Josh Zancan

Our Need For Consistency is Sabotaging Us

The world is becoming exponentially more complex. It’s more than our minds know how to handle.

Dec 6, 2021

Dec 6, 2021

Josh Zancan

Josh Zancan

Writer and musician. Mildly obsessed with human behavior and the pitfalls we make for ourselves. Sober since 2014.

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