Fourteen years in banking taught me that the most dangerous person in a room is rarely the one who’s wrong — it’s the one who’s certain. A look at how confirmation bias, ego, and cognitive dissonance quietly shape the decisions we defend the hardest — and what Marcus Aurelius already knew about breaking the pattern.
I spent 14 years believing my loyalty was shared risk. It wasn’t. Here’s what I learned about skin in the game — and who really carries it.
Why did Socrates choose death over freedom? A reflection on what his decision teaches us about integrity, conviction and living by your beliefs.
A banker’s take on Who Moved My Cheese — why this corporate fable feels like a management tool rather than genuine life advice.
An honest take on Ikigai — why this Japanese philosophy feels unrelatable outside Japan and what urban readers can actually take from it.
