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进窄门，走远路，发微光
很久没写文章了。上一次写是2025年11月11日，48岁本命年生日。其实在那一天发文章，很有些无意义的自恋。
Are You Ready to Live in a World Drowning in Trash?
One of my favorite comedians is John Oliver. He’s British, speaks with that unmistakable British lilt, and like me, he’s an immigrant—so his jokes about immigration land with a familiar sting. Since 2...
Stewart Donaldson: Live Well in the Age of Algorithms
When we went live in front of the camera, I was holding two versions of the same book—Flow 2.0: the English e-book on my tablet and the freshly published Chinese edition 《心流》 in my hand. The author, P...
From Anywhere to Tokyo: A High School Study Abroad Experience Invitation
One of the quiet reasons our family came to Japan was school. In 2023, our oldest stepped into a small, unusual high school in Tokyo—an experiment that began with just five students and a bold questio...
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar: The Bracelet That Saved a Harvard Professor
You’d think the man who taught Harvard’s most popular course on happiness would have no trouble staying zen with his kids. Wrong.
Kevin Kelly: What If the Future Went Right?
When I sat down—virtually—with Kevin Kelly, I thought I knew what to expect. After all, Kevin has been called “the tech prophet” for decades, a thinker whose ideas about technology have shaped how gen...
Linda Elder: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life
One of the most dazzling paradoxes of modern life is this: the more we talk about critical thinking, the less we seem to do it.
Johnathan Haidt: The Childhood We Traded for a Screen
Jonathan Haidt said this with the calmness of a man delivering your MRI results. No drama, no pitch, just a psychologist telling the truth as plainly as he can.
In July, Begin to Reexamine life (2)
Today’s article connects with the workshop I’ll be leading from July 13th to 17th on Japan’s Kumano Kodo trail—a journey of walking, reflection, and reconnection with what truly matters.
In July, Begin to Reexamine life (1)
This is the theme of my livestream— and also a little fill-in-the-blank question I’d love for you to sit with.
Sally Helgesen: the Unexpected Art of Not Losing Your Cool at Work
When I sat down with Sally Helgesen, I thought I was just interviewing an expert on leadership and inclusion. What I didn’t realize was that she’d gently drag me, page by page, through every single wo...
Apple No.54 John Couch: the years teach much that the days never knew
It was a warm afternoon on when I sat down with John Couch—former Apple executive, first VP of software, education visionary, and the kind of person who casually mentions he retired at 36… only to go ...
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