The Island of Knowledge
I’m on the final stretch of a home office remodel. As part of the remodel we added one of those letter boards where you can easily switch out the message.… 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...
How To Choose Your Path (no matter your age)
We’ve all heard variations on this standard graduation speech message: follow your dreams and don’t let anything stop you. The problem with this is that it’s bad advice.
It does… Continue Reading...
Where the Magic Happens
I was on an internal company call recently when a presenting co-worker passed along something she tells the exercise classes she teaches in the evenings: “outside your comfort zone is… Continue Reading...
Valueless Investing
As the old joke goes, nobody’s getting out of life alive. Keeping our mortality in mind – something most people studiously avoid while shopping, tweeting, and tv watching – has… Continue Reading...
Bring Back the Gentleman
In earlier eras, it was desirable for a man to be referred to as a “gentleman” by those who knew him. In it’s original use in twelfth century England it… Continue Reading...
