PinnedJaime Martínez BownessinWork CityWhen Honesty Hurts: Between Authenticity and “Sincericide” at WorkA personal experience of how too much honesty can backfire, and a good way to navigate the thin line between being sincere and being…·5 min read·Mar 14, 2024--190--190
Jaime Martínez BownessinBooks Are Our SuperpowerUnmasking Croker from Netflix’s “A Man in Full”: From Narcissistic Tycoon to Stoic IdealIn Tom Wolfe’s novel and the recent TV series, Charlie Croker is a fascinating, awful antihero who’s also a symbol of our times. However…·5 min read·2 days ago----
Jaime Martínez BownessinWork CityVisionary Leadership — and How Not To Bungle It: The Case of Emperor MaximilianThere’s a razor-thin line between far-sighted leadership and fanciful folly, where visionary leaders in business, politics, and society…·7 min read·May 3, 2024--10--10
Jaime Martínez BownessinBetterismJust One More Wave: A Good Lesson for Lifethe adventurous purchase of a rustic house·5 min read·May 2, 2024--5--5
Jaime Martínez BownessinShort HistoryBeasts of Burden in History: Is It Ever Okay to Use Animal Labor?Before engines, pack animals like horses and camels built empires, yet their stories remain untold. Let’s look into the invisible labor…·8 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Jaime Martínez BownessinTeatime HistoryGrave Decisions: The Ethics of Excavating the Ancient DeadTo dig or not to dig? Grave-excavating archaeology might sound exciting and revealing, but there’s a moral battleground where history’s…·4 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
Jaime Martínez BownessinModern LeadersWhen Visionary Leadership Fails: Roman Emperor JulianIsraeli statesman Shimon Peres once said, “Leadership is taking responsibility for what does not exist but should.” Take that idealistic…·7 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Jaime Martínez BownessinReal Insight!Can We Prevent Technology Disasters? 2 Strategies for Future-Proofing InnovationFrom the agrarian revolution to AI in warfare, our “civilizational subscribes” often have unintended consequences. The Precautionary…·6 min read·Apr 14, 2024--4--4
Jaime Martínez BownessinReal Insight!Rethinking Progress: 5 Inventions That Might Have Been Huge MistakesWhen we look at our habits, technology, and the products around us — from reality shows where people are rewarded for eating bugs to…·7 min read·Apr 12, 2024--8--8
Jaime Martínez BownessinBetterismThe Double-Edged Sword of AmbitionWhy an Unrealistic “Ideal Self” Will Harm You·9 min read·Apr 6, 2024--1--1