A Powerful Lens, But A Mono-focal One

It’s important to be aware of how our choices affect others and how theirs affect ours, but it’s also dangerously easy for that awareness to tip over into an unproductive state of hyperawareness.

Game theory is a legitimately powerful lens — but like any lens, it should be used sparingly and with the right intentions. Pick your battles, and if you’re curious how to apply it in your own career, start with clarity, empathy and a telescope and compass. Use these not to dominate the game, but to understand it and play it to the best of your abilities, so everyone wins.