Josh Levent — WritingEssays on economics, design and being human.https://joshlevent.com/Some thoughts on Advanced AI sycophancyhttps://joshlevent.com/writing/some-thoughts-on-advanced-ai-sycophancy/https://joshlevent.com/writing/some-thoughts-on-advanced-ai-sycophancy/A mild existential crisis, a dearth of oracles and not much of a conclusion.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSwiss Income Tax for High Earnershttps://joshlevent.com/writing/swiss-income-tax-for-high-earners/https://joshlevent.com/writing/swiss-income-tax-for-high-earners/Line graphs of tax rates on 1m CHF in income across all Swiss municipalities over time (1997–2017).Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTParty in the land of Babelhttps://joshlevent.com/writing/party-in-the-land-of-babel/https://joshlevent.com/writing/party-in-the-land-of-babel/An original poem in 60 human languages by Josh Levent and GPT-4.Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTWe Need Bold New Ideas for the Great Resethttps://joshlevent.com/writing/we-need-bold-new-ideas-for-the-great-reset/https://joshlevent.com/writing/we-need-bold-new-ideas-for-the-great-reset/Market-driven capitalism has been the greatest engine of wealth creation in history, and yet some part of our system is broken.Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTNo Self-Worth Requiredhttps://joshlevent.com/writing/no-self-worth-required/https://joshlevent.com/writing/no-self-worth-required/It might surprise you to notice that self-worth isn't a feeling or experience.Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMTChoose Discomforthttps://joshlevent.com/writing/choose-discomfort/https://joshlevent.com/writing/choose-discomfort/One of the greatest threats we all suffer from is comfort.Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMTA memory from 2006https://joshlevent.com/writing/a-memory-from-2006/https://joshlevent.com/writing/a-memory-from-2006/More than 10 years ago, a few months after turning 18, I travelled by myself from New Zealand to Spain.Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTSelf-acceptancehttps://joshlevent.com/writing/self-acceptance/https://joshlevent.com/writing/self-acceptance/Finding this picture among my photos from years ago put a huge smile on my face.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTWhat is Business Design?https://joshlevent.com/writing/what-is-business-design/https://joshlevent.com/writing/what-is-business-design/I am a Business Designer. The same month I started my Masters in this field, it was the cover story of the Harvard Business Review.Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT