How To Be Better

Lance Barker

I'm a entrepreneur, educator, and blogger who loves to talk about artificial intelligence, health & wellness, and personal development. Subscribe to my newsletter.

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Issue #3 — How to think more clearly about right and wrong

Moral Clarity I promised you the hard one. Two issues ago, I said “better” has two dimensions — character and capacity. Last time I went deep on capacity: working memory, the muscle underneath the muscle. This time it’s character. Specifically: how do you develop moral clarity when the world keeps making it harder? The thing I didn’t expect at this age I’m approaching 70. I expected that by now I’d be more certain. Not arrogant. Just — settled. Like the old men I watched when I was younger...

2 months ago • 5 min read

Issue # 2 -- Character AND Capacity

Five numbers appear on the screen. Then they’re gone. Three seconds. That’s all you get. Then a joke shows up — something about a bear with no teeth — and by the time you’ve smiled (or groaned), the numbers feel like they belonged to someone else. What were they? The quiet thing that’s been slipping Last issue I said that “better” has two dimensions for me: character and capacity. Character is the inner work — patience, integrity, how you treat people. Capacity is the equipment you bring to...

4 months ago • 3 min read

#1 - howtobebetter.ai

Issue #1 — What does “better” actually mean? Welcome. And thank you. You’re here early. I’ve barely told anyone about this yet, which means you found your way here on your own — and that tells me something about you. You’re curious. You’re asking the same question I am. So let me start with a proper introduction. My name is Lance. I’m about to turn 70, and I’ve been thinking about what it means to become a better person my whole life. That’s not a modest claim — it’s just true. Kindness,...

5 months ago • 2 min read