Category: Mix

Embracing the Illusion of Free Will
22
Apr
2025

Embracing the Illusion of Free Will

Image from maniacsworld I am often asked how I square the circle of recognizing that free will doesn’t exist but…

Free Will Revisited | Daniel Miessler
22
Apr
2025

Free Will Revisited | Daniel Miessler

At a recent team meetup in Atlanta I had the chance to talk to someone who actually enjoyed hearing about…

22
Apr
2025

Free Will Revisited | Daniel Miessler

At a recent team meetup in Atlanta I had the chance to talk to someone who actually enjoyed hearing about…

Impostor Syndrome | Daniel Miessler
22
Apr
2025

Impostor Syndrome | Daniel Miessler

The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to…

Information Security Resilience | Daniel Miessler
22
Apr
2025

Information Security Resilience | Daniel Miessler

Imagine what would have happened if, on September 13th, 2001, the President of the United States had said the following:…

On the Argument That Conservatives Give More to Charity
22
Apr
2025

On the Argument That Conservatives Give More to Charity

I have many conservative friends who love to throw this argument at me when I speak of their lack of…

Three Types of Employees | Daniel Miessler
22
Apr
2025

Three Types of Employees | Daniel Miessler

Typically, organizations tend toward a MacLeod hierarchy with three tiers: the Sociopaths, the Clueless, and the Losers, in that order…

The Moral Market Fallacy | Daniel Miessler
22
Apr
2025

The Moral Market Fallacy | Daniel Miessler

Many conservatives and libertarians are deeply confused about the morality of markets. They view markets as pure and benign forces…

Email: Top vs. Bottom Posting
22
Apr
2025

Email: Top vs. Bottom Posting

I’ve always been taught it’s polite to trim emails and type the reply below the text I’m responding to: Because…

Why Do We Respect Reading More Than Watching TV?
22
Apr
2025

Why Do We Respect Reading More Than Watching TV?

Everyone knows smart people read and lazy people watch TV, but aren’t they often doing the same thing? I’m reading…

Life, Friendship, and Ambition | Daniel Miessler
22
Apr
2025

Life, Friendship, and Ambition | Daniel Miessler

They say you are a composite of your closest friends, and given my ambition I often grapple with a balance…

3-Phased Information Processing: The IT Meta-skill
22
Apr
2025

3-Phased Information Processing: The IT Meta-skill

Having worked in IT for a good bit of time I have thought a lot about various information technology skillsets…