Thinking & Living

My New Book Is Here: Think Outside the Box

Why Our Greatest Problems Persist and How Curiosity and Courage Can Fix Them.

Oct 6 • Brent Raeth

Your Feelings Are Real. That Doesn't Mean They're Right.

We have become very good at validating how people feel. We may have become less willing to question what those feelings are telling them.

Oct 2 • Brent Raeth

The Internet Gave Everyone a Voice. It Did Not Give Everyone Expertise.

We have more access to information than ever before, but access to information and understanding what it means are two very different things.

Sep 28 • Brent Raeth

Peace Cannot Depend on Everything Going Right

Learning to remain steady when life refuses to follow your plan.

Sep 18 • Brent Raeth

Do Not Let a Bad Hour Become a Bad Week

The discipline of recovery is not pretending that nothing went wrong. It is refusing to let one difficult moment take over everything that follows.

Sep 16 • Brent Raeth

Success Is Built Before the Workday Begins

Sleep, nutrition, and routine are not separate from performance. They determine how much of your ability is available when performance matters.

Sep 15 • Brent Raeth

Comfort Is Not Peace

When we build our lives around avoiding discomfort, we eventually become controlled by it.

Sep 11 • Brent Raeth

We See What We Focus On

The world is full of evidence. The question is what we have trained ourselves to notice.

Sep 3 • Brent Raeth

Choose Your Hard

Life rarely offers an easy path. It asks us to decide which difficulty is worth carrying.

Aug 12 • Brent Raeth

Ego Ruins Everything

The moment protecting our pride becomes more important than pursuing the truth, everything begins to break.

Aug 3 • Brent Raeth

We Have Been Measuring Intelligence Wrong

We reward recall, credentials, speed, and certainty. Then we wonder why smart people struggle to solve real problems.

Jul 31 • Brent Raeth

You Do Not Have the Right to Never Be Offended

Why emotional resilience, honest disagreement, and learning to live among imperfect people are essential to a healthy society.

Jul 24 • Brent Raeth

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