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# Think Deep. Think Wide.

Essays on belief, perceived reality, leadership, personal growth, and artificial intelligence. A place to examine what shapes our choices and consider what we might see differently.

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Ideas beneath the surface

## Look closer. Consider another perspective.

The beliefs we carry shape what we notice, how we interpret events, and what we do next. These essays make room to question those assumptions.

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### [The world does not run on rules or laws. It runs on something more personal—beliefs.](https://chrispollitzer.com/think-deep-think-wide-with-chris-pollitzer/the-world-does-not-run-on-rules-or-laws.-it-runs-on-something-more-personal-beliefs)

This article explores belief at the geopolitical level by comparing the actions of the Trump Administration to those of the Reagan-era Cold War.

Chris PollitzerJul 23, 2026

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### [The Life You Were Told to Want May Be Costing You the Life You Could Be Living](https://chrispollitzer.com/think-deep-think-wide-with-chris-pollitzer/the-life-you-were-told-to-want-may-be-costing-you-the-life-you-could-be-living)

Success is defined by an inherited belief system; it can consume the time and mental space required to discover what a meaningful life actually is.

Chris PollitzerJul 22, 2026

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