PinnedJA WestenbergThe Anxiety EpidemicWhy anxiety is killing us, and how to draw the lineSep 3, 2024113Sep 3, 2024113
JA WestenbergAvoiding Stupidity Beats Chasing BrillianceWe’re addicted to genius. We obsess over the wunderkind solving quantum equations at nine, the dropout who IPOs from his garage, the hedge…3d ago73d ago7
JA WestenbergWhy Hitler Slept Through D-DayOn the morning of June 6th, 1944, Hitler was sound asleep.6d ago226d ago22
JA WestenbergWhy Smart People Follow Cheap GurusWhen intellect becomes the gateway drug for ideological captureApr 1121Apr 1121
JA WestenbergThe Zeigarnik Engine: Turning Open Loops into MomentumWe are not wired for closure.Apr 97Apr 97
JA WestenbergWhy Are All the Smart People So Bad at History?Intelligence without memory breeds nonsense.Apr 73Apr 73
JA WestenbergThe Roganification of the Male MystiqueMasculinity collapsed. The algorithm stepped in. Now we need a new myth.Apr 425Apr 425
JA WestenbergStop Conflating Genius With AssholeSomewhere between Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, we started believing that in order to be brilliant, you had to be unbearable. That cruelty…Apr 27Apr 27
