Ethics for Idiots

By the time Krishna went to the Kaurava court as a peace messenger, the Mahabharata

The real subject of the story is not deformity, debate, or even revenge. It is the ancient and very durable tragedy of senior men being unable to enjoy excellence in those beneath them.

It becomes stronger when it creates people who can read the situation, act with judgment, and carry the mission forward even when the boss is nowhere in sight.

That is the endpoint of unmanaged ego in a manipulated hierarchy: the destruction of the one person who was actually good for you, because someone nearby made your insecurity feel like insight.

Instagram has convinced millions of people to voluntarily become unpaid interns in the marketing department of their own face.

A girlfriend is not a person so much as a full-service regulatory authority assigned to

This is a humble attempt to explain the fine art of driving to those who approach the automobile the way a goat approaches a typewriter: with curiosity, optimism, and no clear plan for what happens next.

Exams are that magical time when students are expected to remember things they have successfully ignored for an entire semester. Topics that had zero relevance to life suddenly become urgent. You are asked to write answers to questions that even the person who set the paper doesn’t fully understand. And if you dare to be original? Congratulations. You will be punished for creativity.

So how do you overcome fear? Not by wrestling it to the ground like some motivational buffalo. That only works in posters. In real life, fear is slippery.