The Power - and the Pitfalls - of Inertia

Here's how I'm learning to resist the pull of autopilot - and a few swaps that can help us all do the same.

It’s funny what sticks with you.

I spent three years in law school, grinding away in the library, flipping through thousands of flashcards to memorize terms like “proximate causation” and the rules of evidence. But most of those definitions and court protocols have faded from memory.

And yet, one offhand comment from a lecture has stayed with me all these…