How You Treat Things That Can't Push Back
If its model might be a moral patient, the company's own treatment of it is the bigger problem. If it isn't, users shouldn't be asked to act as though it is.
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The Long Game of Character
Character isn't a moral ideal. It's a filter. And over enough time, it's the most powerful one you have.
Forgive Yourself For Not Knowing
We evaluate our past decisions under conditions that would be thrown out of any fair court. The defendant is your past self. The judge is your current self, armed with all the information the defendant never had. It's a rigged trial, and we run it on ourselves constantly.
The Engine That Runs You
There's a question I've started using with clients that sounds simple but tends to land hard: What's actually driving you right now?
The Reputation You Have With Yourself
I've started thinking about self-esteem differently in that it is the reputation you have with yourself. Not confidence as a personality trait or positive self-talk, but something more structural.