New year, new title: say hello to my freshly rebranded newsletter, “The Psychology of Ambition” builders.genagorlin.com This title reflects the thinking I've done in the past year to clarify my ideal audience. Here’s what I’ve learned about the people who resonate most with my work:

Read all about my amazing wife Anne Briard, courtesy of @genagorlin.bsky.social. Goes without saying that the scare quotes are important. builders.genagorlin.com/p/the-courag...

The “leaden mean”: when the middle path between two extremes is costlier and more disastrous than either extreme 🤦🏻‍♀️ Discussion thread just dropped: open.substack.com/pub/genagorl... Come explore the concept, read my embarrassing examples, and perchance share your own

Pleased to share the culmination of a 5-year research effort involving the largest team of coauthors I’ve ever assembled Our big takeaway: self-honesty can be measured (sort of), and it matters! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What did absconding to Utah to study fantasy fiction and mingle with Mormons teach @shl.bsky.social about building his startup? The one thing Silicon Valley couldn't teach him—though it's arguably the most important lesson of all. Read the full story here: builders.genagorlin.com/p/fantastic-...

Aaah, I want this for my Substack posts!! @matt.kitchen, help? :D

How I taught my 4yo how to read by (in part) setting her up to send text messages higherground.substack.com/p/friday-not...

Here for the link-sharing binge I’ve craved for so long Starting with my Substack, which explores the moral psychology of ambition: builders.genagorlin.com

Recycling this from Twitter, since it’s my rallying cry: On surface, self-honesty is just a negation—a refusal to stay self-deceived a moment longer than one can help it. But what it manifests & affirms is a deep, abiding love of existence: a commitment to living for real, not just for pretend.

Also, is “blueskying” a verb yet?? Feel like maybe we can fast-track that linguistic evolution in this case?

Sooo what are people’s strategies for getting started on here? Do you just copy-paste your Twitter profile & start duplicating your tweets? Do you experiment with a new BlueSky persona to complement (or, perhaps, replace) your Twitter one? Do you try to “read the room” & then decide?