Archive - 🈲 Kai Chang - Author

What is the Favor Bank, and Why Should You Care

Establishing a reputation as a value-emitter is one of the most important habits to cultivate. To enjoy an above-average life, you need to put in an…

Sep 21 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

August 2024

The Favor Bank: Local Politics as a Path to True Power

National Politics is a Psy-Op Trap/Tar Baby - designed to distract you from wielding real power locally by cultivating real relationships with local…

Aug 31 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

March 2024

T-cells, Immune Responses and their Super-Organism counterparts

Human immune systems can run amok, killing healthy cells. So too can the Super-Organism of human society (which has its own form of immune system).

Mar 25 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

Kill the Messenger

If you as a leader don't actively cultivate a culture where people are willing to share bad news, you are operating on bad information

Mar 6 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

February 2024

Performative Humility for the High-IQ

Some forms of top 1% outliers must pretend they are not to avoid social scorn.

Feb 1 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

November 2023

Interpersonal Conflicts are Growth Opportunities … if You Approach Them Correctly

Your fear of interpersonal friction is why your relationships are stagnating.

Nov 24, 2023 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

Theory of Mind - Harvesting the Low-Hanging Fruit of Social Intel by Using the “Notes” Section of Your Phone

Successfully navigating the landscape of social interactions means refining your imperfect internal “map” of everyone in your life

Nov 10, 2023 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

September 2023

You Are an NPC (So be a good one)

Likewise, I'm an NPC is YOUR first-person story too. Consider this essay my attempt to be a value-adding NPC in your life.

Sep 15, 2023 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

June 2023

The Five Levels of People in your Phone

Your real wealth is measured in the number of Category One and Category Two stalwarts.

Jun 19, 2023 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

February 2023

Your Lawyer/ Doctor/Board Member is worse than you want to believe

When hiring professionals in high-stakes/adversarial scenarios, your standards are probably too lenient. How to reassess your relationship with hired…

Feb 6, 2023 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

December 2022

The Dissident's Handbook

How to rebel against an immoral government (and stay out of jail)

Dec 14, 2022 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

July 2022

Independence Day. Free your mind by reexamining your deeply-held beliefs

What if I told you at least one of your beliefs/values was inserted by a distant institution with its own agenda?

Jul 4, 2022 •

🈲 Kai Chang - Author

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