An Article of the Modern Survival Guide Hi, and welcome to the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog that I write to pass on lessons I’ve learned about survival in the modern world. For this article, we’re going to start with a core premise: you have a boss. That applies to most of us, I think, especially…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide You’re reading the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog that I’ve been writing to cover things that we all need to know to survive and thrive in the modern world. In the US, where I live, survival is an increasingly important topic. We have a large number of national crises…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide You’re reading the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog that I’ve been writing to cover things that we all need to know to survive and thrive in the modern world. In the US, where I live, survival is an increasingly important topic. We have a large number of national crises…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide You’re reading the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog that I’ve been writing to cover things that we all need to know to survive and thrive in the modern world. In the US, where I live, survival is an increasingly important topic. We have a large number of national crises…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide You’re reading the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog that I’ve been writing to cover things that we all need to know to survive and thrive in the modern world. In the US, where I live, survival is an increasingly important topic. We have a large number of national crises…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide You’re reading the Modern Survival Guide, a long-running blog I’ve been writing about key lessons that we all need to learn to survive and thrive in the modern world. Today I want to talk about training because, whether you realize it or not, you will spend a good chunk of…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide If I had to pick a disputed concept that has an enormous bearing on your life, the way you live your life, and the way you treat others, this one would be right at the top of the list: do you believe that people are good or evil? Which is…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide As I have stated before at various times in this extremely long-running series, surviving in the modern world is quite different from any other period in human history for one big reason: it’s a lot more about deciding what should be done or who can do something for you than…

An Article of the Modern Survival Guide It’s time we had a word about judgment. This is a concept that is fraught with peril and negative connotations. It’s easy to be a bad judge, it’s easy to be fooled, it’s easy to fail. It is also critical, at all times and in all places, to remember that…