Leading Thoughts for December 4, 2025

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

Jordan Peterson on vision:

“Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities. Strengthen the individual. Start with yourself. Take care with yourself. Define who you are. Refine your personality. Choose your destination and articulate your Being. As the great nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche so brilliantly noted, “He whose life has a why can bear almost any how.”

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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Paul Millerd on prototyping:

“Payoff can be profound. For most people, life is not based on all-or-nothing leaps of faith. That’s a lie we tell ourselves so that we can remain comfortable in our current state. We simplify life transitions down to single moments because the real stories are more complex, harder to tell and attract less attention. The headline Quits to Live on a Sailboat seems more impressive and is easier to talk about than Couple Slowly and Purposefully Tests Out a Life Transition While Aggressively Saving Money over Five Years. As a result, we hear fewer of the real stories, most of which include some kind of prototyping.

“By experimenting with different ways of showing up in the world and making small, deliberate changes, we can open ourselves up to the unexpected opportunities, possibilities, and connections that might tell us what comes next.”

Source: The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life

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