Freedom from Afar
With the acceleration of the COVID-19 virus and the accompanying social isolation strategies to slow it’s spread, many are being asked to work from home. As a grizzled work-from-home veteran… Continue Reading...
Why Dogs Are Good At Catching Frisbees
I ran across the transcript of a delightful speech given in 2012 by an economist from the Bank of England – and I have to admit, joining the words “delightful… Continue Reading...
Your Work Year Ahead: You Were Made For This
By now you’re back in the saddle at work. You enjoyed the holiday season, but you also realize that sitting around in a cookie-induced torpor while trying to recall what… Continue Reading...
Jeff Bezos and Choosing: A Story
Here’s a great story, delivered by Jeff Bezos during his commencement address at Princeton in 2010 (video of speech, transcript).
On one particular trip, I was about… Continue Reading...
Epictetus: Lifting By The Other Handle
It has become fashionable for people to say that “the definition of insanity is continuing to do things the same way while expecting a different result”. I first heard this… Continue Reading...
James Mattis and the OODA Loop
There are many frameworks to organize a complex action. They help us organize complexity into something we can understand and act upon. They are invaluable because they enable us to… Continue Reading...
