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Uncomfortable/unspoken | Seth’s Blog If you want to make a change (or make a living) it might pay to find a topic that people hesitate to talk about. There’s enormous leverage in making the uncomfortable urgent enough to take action on. One of the easiest ways to improve public health and reduce cancer is by increasing the adoption of colonoscopies. No scientific breakthrough is needed, just a…

Bucket size | Seth’s Blog For many of us in the industrialized world, happiness is directly related to how big the container is. Overflowing vs. skimpy. Adequate vs. generous. Overloaded vs. slack to spare. We know that making the plate smaller helps us appreciate what we’re served. Get the bucket size right and your life changes. This is probably the easiest, fastest and most productive way to…

Status vs. goodness | Seth’s Blog It’s easy to come to the conclusion that people with means and high cultural status choose things that are better. Organic vegetables instead of junk food. But there’s a long history of traditionally high-status cultural roles embracing demonstrably un-good choices. Things like bound feet, fox hunting, absinthe or cruise ships. It’s hard to acknowledge that a…

Reciprocity | Seth’s Blog Our biggest commitments, the things we are most dedicated to, rarely pay us back in equal measure. That might be the point. October 2, 2025

“Because I said so” | Seth’s Blog This is the quickest and most direct way to manage. In the short run, compliance is predictable and might even be effective. Over time, it’s always outdone by the generative and resilient alternative of, “because it’s the course that most effectively helps us achieve our shared objectives.” That opens the door to the brains and hearts of the community, and is…

Act now! | Seth’s Blog Start where you are. Start with what you’ve got. Start now. Now is the perfect moment. It only feels ‘fast’ if we’re rushing. Don’t rush. But act. With deliberate progress. September 28, 2025

Increasing the dosage | Seth’s Blog If you’re taking the wrong medication, that’s not going to help. It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you’re headed in the wrong direction. September 17, 2025