This is the most popular essay I have ever written. In it, I outline how shifts in media are impacting commerce, education and politics. It’s basically a short book.

These are my guiding principles and the light of my intellectual life. All of them will help you think better, and I hope they inspire curiosity.

There’s a special moment in your creative process, right after you have an epiphany. In an instant, your intuitive mind transfers knowledge to your conscious ones, and your veins start rushing with excitement. I call this the magic moment.

Everybody should spend more time studying the economic growth in South East Asia. Singapore is my favourite example. It leaped from a third-world country to a first world one in less than half a century, and this article outlines the strategies Singapore used to make the leap.

Words are the atomic unit of the internet. With the stroke of a pen, you can build your network, improve your thinking, and create opportunities for yourself. Best of all, writing is free and available to everybody with an internet connection.

Cities are breeding grounds for innovator and professional opportunities. But in America, cities aren’t growing as fast as they should because of housing and transportation constraints. In this essay I demonstrate how we can help people move to cities.

Study athletes and you’ll see how regimented their improvement plans are. Knowledge workers should imitate them. Like athletes, they can improve their skills with strict learning plans and three month sprints.

This 15,000 word essay is a simple, detailed, and easy to understand introduction to Peter Thiel’s ideas. But in a way that’s never been done before. While most people focus on his intellectual influences, I wrote about his Christian worldview.

I run a writing school called Write of Passage, and this essay is the best introduction to my philosophy of writing.