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Originally shared in our July 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. David Brooks has spent decades writing about character and how it’s built. His recent piece in The Atlantic points that same lens at AI, and lands on a bracingly simple argument: “When intelligence is plentiful, volition is valuable.” When anyone can summon a competent answer in seconds, the differentiator stops being how smart people are and becomes their relationship to mental effort, whether they lean…

Originally shared in our May 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. Reed Hastings built one of the most disruptive companies in history, and he didn’t do it by focusing solely on technical skills. In a recent conversation on the Possible podcast, the Netflix cofounder and chairman made a case that’s worth sitting with: as AI takes over more of what computers used to require humans to do, the skills that will matter most are the ones…

Originally shared in our March 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. While finding personal meaning fuels the drive of an entrepreneurial mindset, our educational systems must provide the framework to channel that drive into real-world outcomes. A recent research paper examines the critical, yet often fragmented, role of entrepreneurship education within U.S. Career and Technical Education (CTE). Despite widespread recognition of its value for workforce preparation, a systematic review of over 15 years of research reveals a persistent gap in…

Originally shared in our November 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. We often define resilience as the ability to “bounce back” to where we were before a crisis. But in a rapidly changing world, is returning to the status quo enough? Emerging research on entrepreneurial resilience suggests a more dynamic goal: “bouncing forward.” This approach treats disruption not as a temporary interruption to be weathered, but as a critical catalyst for adaptation and structural change. This…

Originally shared in our November 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. How do you react when your plans fall apart? Do you feel defeated, or do you see a new opening? In this exploration of the Stoic concept Amor Fati (“love of fate”), Brendan Hufford challenges us to go beyond merely bearing necessary burdens. Instead, drawing on the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Viktor Frankl, Hufford argues that we must embrace every event, good or bad,…