The Stoic Futurist
Peter Ashby Smith, David Roy, Dan Ackers, AI Wide OpenMake better decisions amidst rapid technological change. I write about agency, disciplined action, and values led leadership so ambitious professionals stay steady, commercially relevant, and in control as AI accelerates and reshapes the future of work.
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The Friction That Makes a Team
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Rory Sutherland has an unusual suggestion for building team spirit.
He says to take your colleagues to Paris on the Eurostar. Then, accidentally on purpose, forget to buy return tickets.
After four miserable hours stranded...
When AI Can Produce More Than We Can Evaluate
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A brief note from Peter
Just over a week ago, we had one of those days that compresses rather a lot of life into a few hours.
My three-year-old son broke his femur and ended up in a cast.
On the same day, my daughter...
What Remains When the Plan Breaks
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The first broken bone among our four children happened on the day our fourth child was born.
Of course it did.
Last week.
We had planned the birth of our daughter to a tee. After three boys, aged ten, eight and three, th...
When Courage Has Nowhere to Go
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I was heading home from work recently when I was struck by the uncomfortable sense that something was wrong.
It had been a good day.
I’d solved problems, made decisions, helped people and moved things forward.
I genera...
When Experience Outlives Its Evidence
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An experienced firefighter once entered a burning house and became uneasy.
The fire wasn’t behaving as it should.
The heat was unusually intense.
The building was strangely quiet.
Water wasn’t having the expected effe...
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Stoic Futurist. I study how ancient ideas on agency, discipline, and character hold up under modern pressures like AI, accelerating work, and fragile institutions. I write for leaders, professionals, and founders seeking judgement in uncertain times.
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See ordinary life in a new light. Notice the little ways we adapt, recognize something of yourself in familiar experiences, and explore possibilities you might not have noticed before. All with curiosity and kindness.
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