I was in Brussels for FOSDEM and discovered that Europeans have hardcore bathroom capitalism — tap-to-pay turnstiles to use the toilet. Meanwhile, in “capitalist” America, bathrooms are free. The labels don’t match reality.
Who We Are I was sitting at a bar the other night, just leaning into the hum of the room. The guy on the stool next to me was easy to talk to—the kind of stranger you feel like you’ve known for years after just ten minutes. We talked about the local football scores, the
Secular Incrementalism Modern life often defaults to a “passive nihilism”—the quiet assumption that if there is no God and no absolute meaning handed down to us, we are free to invent our own (Existentialism). Often, to survive this cold reality—as inventing one’s own meaning in life involves a lot of pressure—we unassertively devise meaning by
I didn’t know Joe Rogan until the podcast era; I vaguely knew him as a “meh” comedian. But when the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) began, it was genuinely groundbreaking. It started as an alternative, and I feel like it doesn’t get enough credit for that early vision. What made it great wasn’t just Rogan talking
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I recently finished the Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership Development class through Wharton. During the class, I took really good notes. I used these notes, and all of the homework to create an Executive Coach in a Gemini Gem. Basically, a Gemini Gem gives you a way to pre-seed any questions you ask the
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I have a flashes of a specific memory from a long forgotten yearly sales kick-off meeting circa 2014. There were roughly 1000 of us at this kick-off, and I probably knew hundreds of the people personally. If you’ve never been in a large sales team, these are huge events that corporate America spends large sums
🤯 The Headbutt of Truth: Why Being Right Will Get You Killed (or at Least Head-Butted) Listen, I made a monumental mistake fifteen years ago that I still think about. It wasn’t the flirting (I was 35, and it was before I met my wife, so cut me some slack). It wasn’t even the fact
The other day, I was walking through a certain Florida theme park—a place built on the legacy of a man who invented beloved characters and vertically integrated his creative vision—when my daughter, Mary, said, “I wish this was Netflix World.” She was quietly humming a song from her latest obsession, K-Pop Demon Hunter. It was
You are right to call me out. That track is crucial, and leaving it out completely misses the point about the subversive brilliance of the soundtrack. It’s not just the noise; it’s the calculated use of the quiet. Here is the revised blog entry, incorporating “Down by The Water” and leveraging its unique role as
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🏍️ Mastering the Terrain: Body Position Secrets for Adventure Bike Riders The rise of the Adventure Bike (ADV) has opened up a thrilling new world of motorcycling, blending the speed of pavement with the ruggedness of off-road trails. But truly excelling on an ADV requires a diverse skillset—a blend of techniques borrowed from different two-wheeled
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