Bold Efforts
Ideas Shaping the Future of Work and Living
by Kartik Raj Rewar
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Some ideas are meant to guide you for years. Others are meant to help you for a day.
Jan 8, 2026
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4 min read
On work, life, and staying oriented when the future won’t sit still
Jan 1, 2026
5 min read
Some thoughts at the end of a strange, stretching chapter
Dec 25, 2025
7 min read
Why the real reason offices mattered had nothing to do with productivity.
Dec 18, 2025
8 min read
The mind that loves hard things can build anything
Dec 11, 2025
Why people now whisper to their laptops, and what it reveals about the future of thinking
Dec 4, 2025
9 min read
The hidden engine behind every decision, every outcome, every move you make
Nov 27, 2025
Why Gen Z’s refusal to tolerate nonsense is exactly what work needed
Nov 20, 2025
Why the things that look small often hold the real power
Nov 13, 2025
Why incentives are the most powerful force in human behavior, and why we keep pretending they are not
Nov 6, 2025
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I write essays on work, life, and decision-making that aim to stay useful long after they’re written. If this resonates, you’ll probably enjoy what comes next.