Entitlement sure has come a long way, or so it seems. I remember my father telling me several times how spoiled my generation is—coming at me with sound bites he gleaned from work as if to start and win a debate competition that I never sig…
I was about to write “what a weird time” and then scrambled trying to recall a time when it was not. An altogether fruitless exercise and certainly not the Stoic thing to do. Earlier this year Data Storey and I decided that waiting for the
I'm supposed to be slightly vertically inverted right now, sporting blue shades like a three dollar Bono. My mouth pried open, completely numb, with fingers and tools occupying what little space is available because the hinge of the human j…
Though I know the answer already, my mind sometimes wanders and then wonders if the world is ever going to feel normal again. And the answer is always "nope." There's simply too much change happening all at once and there's no way we're com…
About a year ago I wrote about companies stripping themselves to the studs—not just cutting costs but searching for their Minimum Viable Humans limit. Exploring what the corporation actually needs people for. Twitter was a very public proto…
This weekend I met with a long-time friend who was looking for direction on a new role. The legacy program they inherited is operating like it's 2005, the company is burning through money and leaving it on the table at the same time, and it…
What happens when a prolific author integrates AI into their work so much that it turns up wholesale in their writing? Seth Godin—said prolific author—recently posted an argument for hiring freelancers instead of using technology on his blo…
You already know something isn't working. What you don't have yet is a clear picture of what it actually is and what to do about it.That gap between knowing something's wrong and being able to name it clearly enough to fix it is where most
I watched yesterday’s sports match at a sports bar. Specifically in a reserved seat at the bar in front of a gigantic OLED screen. I’m in Vegas which means that a good portion of the seats at the bar have a video screen in front of them whe…
Proof that slop doesn’t just come from the robots is this article from CNN: Tired of AI, people are committing to the analog lifestyle in 2026. Before you get your hackles up, I’m not about to defend technology but rather call out real huma…
Near the end of the Cold War I read an editorial cartoon that depicted a group of people running away from the Kremlin towards the word DEMOCRACY and another group of people running away from the White House towards the words POLICE STATE.
When people wish me a Happy New Year my reply is a curt, “It better be.” Only three days in and it’s pretty obvious any happiness to be found in 2026 is going to come from personal relationships. We can’t rely on society-at-large or the gov…