PinnedJA WestenbergThe Anxiety EpidemicWhy anxiety is killing us, and how to draw the lineSep 3112Sep 3112
JA WestenbergElite Education is the Next Ponzi Scheme to CollapseLast week I recorded a podcast with a friend who works in private equity. More on that later. He mentioned that his firm looks at education…4h ago14h ago1
JA WestenbergWhy Your Social Capital is Probably WorthlessIn 1973, sociologist Mark Granovetter published one of the most influential papers in social network theory. “The Strength of Weak Ties”…1d ago61d ago6
JA WestenbergHow Defining Yourself By What You Hate Makes You MiserableThe Anti-Identity Trap2d ago62d ago6
JA WestenbergIntroducing: The Westenberg PodcastI’ve got something new to share — The Westenberg Podcast.3d ago33d ago3
JA WestenbergPepsi’s Misadventures in the USSR: How Not to Navigate Authoritarian MarketsMoscow, 1959. The Cold War is in full swing, and the U.S. government has organized an exhibition to showcase American prosperity. Their…4d ago44d ago4
JA WestenbergThe Cost of Easy LivingImagine spending 400,000 years climbing to the top of the food chain, only to lose the will to live because your GrubHub driver forgot the…5d ago185d ago18
JA WestenbergThe Art of Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Sighted WorldImagine you’re offered a bet: You can have $1 million today, or you can have ownership of one square mile of Manhattan real estate, but you…Dec 217Dec 217
JA WestenbergModern Work Fucking Sucks.It’s Monday morning. The first thing you see (yes, before you see your kids, your partner, even your coffee) is a Slack notification.Dec 148Dec 148
