by Charlie Moritz | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog
It’s a big question so let me break it down. We don’t know the limits of human potential. All at once we are incredibly fragile, anti-fragile and powerful beyond belief. We could get hit by a car and be gone on our routine walk to work, or we could survive...
by Charlie Moritz | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog
People seek connection and community, so it makes sense that people connect themselves to ideas in order to form bonds with others. The problem is that when you identify with an idea, that is to say you are an -ist, you outsource your thinking to other members and...
by Charlie Moritz | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog
There is nothing more important, more inherently valuable and more powerful than the truth. Everyone has their own truth. What’s yours? It can be nerve-wracking, scary and even dangerous to speak your truth. Whether it’s the denial you have held on to for...
by Charlie Moritz | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog
We’ve all been there: something bad happens and we start to spiral thinking of all the horrible possibilities. For me today that was leaving my bag on the train. I got off and was halfway to the supermarket before I realised I didn’t have my wallet because...
by Charlie Moritz | Mar 16, 2019 | Blog
As a teacher I ask my students to prove they have understood the material by expressing it in their own words. We should also ask of ourselves when we are sharing our opinions and engaging in political debate: “Am I using my words, or am I parroting someone...
by Charlie Moritz | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog
We put a lot of time and effort into winning, but we sometimes fail to recognise what “real” winning is as opposed to beating the other player. What do we gain when we “win” an argument? Maybe it’s respect, a sense of accomplishment or...
