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WORK | Aug 14, 2025

Slow and steady wins the race, and yet…

The most unexpected productivity hack

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

Slow and steady wins the race. Yet the modern work world often compels us to be fast and furious all the time. Indeed, the working world encourages us to do...
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ON GOVERNMENT | Jul 18, 2025

It changes you

Why the oath of office transforms even the unworthy — and what citizens owe the office, if not the person

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

Many people who become president, or who seek the office, are unfit for the job. That much is true. But when a person, fit or unfit, wins the election, the...
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ON BUSINESS | Jun 14, 2025

AI won’t kill us. Stupidity will.

Our only hope in the AI race is to return technology to its first love: serving humanity, not replacing it

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

Dear Akadá, what can Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein teach us about the potential outcomes of the AI race–and might Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” offer insight into the choices we...
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ON LEADERSHIP | Mar 11, 2025

Everybody is a leader

To change the world, we must first change ourselves. To change ourselves, we must first change our words.

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

Whether you are a parent or child, student, or worker in business, non-profit, or government. Whether you’re a teacher or preacher. Everyone of us is playing some leadership role in...
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HABITS | Jan 6, 2025

Just do it

Master the art of getting things done—with or without motivation

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

I’m not going to wait for inspiration to come before I do something I want to do. Or something I know I need to do. For example, writing in my...
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READING | Dec 31, 2024

Should you read that book?

How to make sure your reading list is truly yours and not someone else’s.

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

On the days leading up to New Year’s Eve, many people come online to celebrate the number of books they read during the year. Today, I saw one tweet from...
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JOURNALING PRACTICE | Nov 30, 2024

The most loyal companion

Journaling: the simple habit that can transform your life.

JAMES LADI WILLIAMS

journal, noun & verb. A written record of daily activities, thoughts, or experiences. To write in a journal.
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