Archive - Human Missives

How to Do Hard Things

Unpacking founder psychology with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Apr 25, 2024 •

Casey Rosengren

October 2023

The 3 Ways to Balance Money and Meaning

We all make decisions in life that trade-off between what we do for money and how we’d spend our time if money was no object.

Oct 3, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

May 2023

Five Core Fears That Warp Ambition

Last year, I was chatting with a struggling founder who said something that stuck out to me:

May 24, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

Why You Should Give Up On Your Dreams

When Anna* came to me, she was interviewing for jobs after spending the past 18 months writing full-time.

May 8, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

April 2023

When You Plateau, So Does Your Company

I didn’t fully understand how detrimental avoidance could be as a founder until after I’d exited my first startup and began working at a fund that…

Apr 11, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

March 2023

The Status Trap

When our status is challenged, our body reacts like it's in physical danger.

Mar 20, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

January 2023

Developing a Worldview

If you want to be a great leader, you need to develop a worldview.

Jan 31, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

How to Live By Your Values This Year

If today was the last day of your life, would you be happy with how you’re about to spend it?

Jan 2, 2023 •

Casey Rosengren

September 2020

Toward Secular Formation

“What is a normal goal to a young person becomes a neurotic hindrance in old age.” -Carl Jung

Sep 29, 2020 •

Casey Rosengren

July 2020

Secular Interpretations of Prayer

Growing up, prayer didn't make a ton of sense to me.

Jul 28, 2020 •

Casey Rosengren

June 2020

Goldilocks Beliefs

As I walked into Williamsburg Music Hall on a Sunday morning in 2018, I could feel the bass pounding through my feet.

Jun 29, 2020 •

Casey Rosengren

Why were you not Zusya?

One of my favorite stories comes from the Hasidic tradition about a Rabbi on his deathbed.

Jun 1, 2020 •

Casey Rosengren

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