The Quest

Ethics, psychology, communication strategy and the quest for the meaning of life.

By Alexei Kapterev

· Launched 4 years ago

The Quest

Articles

1. Why do nice people hate Elon?

2. We have a problem with ownership

Words only becomes a useful diagnosis when they distinguish personality, competence, and organizational context.

3. Why Sam Harris Is Wrong — And Why Moral Realism Is Still Real

Sam Harris claims that morality is objective, but he treats this objectivity as absolute, applicable to all possible agents in all possible worlds. This...

4. The Rise and Fall of the Growth Mindset

How a powerful idea reshaped psychology, conquered classrooms and boardrooms, and then shrank under the weight of evidence.

5. What's wrong with theories of vertical development

In short, it's that they are seductive, but empirically flawed narratives.

6. The Trauma Math Doesn't Add Up

If someone is depressed, it's far more likely to be because they lost their job three months ago than because their parents made them finish their...

7. Training Seems Like an Obvious Good Thing—But Is It?

Training appears to be an obvious benefit: we give people access to knowledge, mentors, and development programs, and they become more productive...

8. The Science on Psychotherapy: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why

Below is a summary of what I’ve read on over the past year psychotherapy, with sources listed at the end.