From “walking in the desert” to Escaping Flatland

Why and how Henrik Karlsson raised his ambition

Welcome to today’s installment of “Fantastic Builders and Where to Find Them.” This is likely going to be the last one for at least a few months while I really go head-down on my book. Meanwhile, you may be hearing from my husband and co-author Matt Bateman, to whom I’m basically handing the reins of The Psychology of Ambition during this time (believe me, he’s more than earned it). Image credit: https://x.com/phokarlsson/photo When I stumbled into Escaping Flatland author Henrik Karlsson’s note about how he “decided to be more ambitious” with his writing and parenting—and his subsequent…

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