When we're establishing characters in the melodramas of our own life, we might take less tact than Dostoevsky or Martin Scorsese. Our need to establish a person...
Blind Spots
Dangerous while driving, helpful creatively ...
The Great Curse of the Cyclone
The 24-hour news cyclone is the continued churning of news and events. It's fueled by Twitter, cable news and other internet outlets. The cyclone never stops. ...
When They Change the Reward
What does it take away when the goalposts move... ...
The One Rule of Weddings
And it applies to other events...
Leaders Help Readers
The free library concept is simple enough. As the slogan says, "leave a book, take a book." However, the first rule of the free library is constantly violated. ...
The Knight That Leads You Astray
The knight is the most exciting chess piece you take into battle. It jumps spaces rather than moving in straight lines. In the real world, this "knight" leaders...
The Right Climate
The myth that through willpower we can overcome climate. ...
The Story was Staged, but Fun!
We're used to the staging of social media posts. They're planned, thought out, edited and delivered performatively. We don't know a person's life between the pictures ...
The Next Goal
Stop focusing on the last achievement and move onto the next goal. ...