Stop wasting the time of people who work for you

Is there a path to cultures where everyone has a good understanding of priorities as opposed to time-suck tasks? Continue Reading →

“The narcissism of the slight difference”

Humans are, by and large, about 93% similar on goals and values. But that other 7% that we disagree on tends to drive all modern convo. Now what? Continue Reading →

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In many modern moments, life feels very “square peg, round hole”

Life is beautiful and interesting, but a lot of times, it can feel like trying to jam together two things that just don’t fit (work and personal). Continue Reading →

If you already sucked at being a friend or your job, COVID-19 has provided an easy excuse for the moment

COVID-19 will shift lots of things, but how people treat their “friends” and their job won’t necessarily be among ’em. Continue Reading →

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The flattening of the to-do list and the over-quest for optimization

Somehow we arrived at this weird place where to-do lists should never end and everything needs to be “growth hacked.” WTF? Continue Reading →

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Lent 2020: Quit drinking, go to AA meetings more

An effort to consistently be the best person I can, well, consistently be — in a couple of parts. Continue Reading →

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Work burnout sucks, yes. It’s not a “crisis,” though.

Typically for something to be a “crisis,” people need to care about it. In work contexts, burnout is often EXPECTED as “the one true path.” Continue Reading →

Nothing external fixes you until you fix yourself

The external won’t put you on a rainbow and take you to the promised land. It starts with you. Continue Reading →