Category: Living

Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.

  • Good governance

    Good governance

    What we mean by the phrase “good governance” is revealing. Even more revealing is what we do to prioritize it.

  • Brilliant or Lucky?

    Brilliant or Lucky?

    We often can’t tell the difference in the moment. And in the moment, we don’t care. Over time, that changes.

  • Interdependence is better

    Interdependence is better

    People are all about the independence. It’s fool’s gold. The real preciousness is striving for interdependence.

  • Finding my limits

    Finding my limits

    I usually start vacation with a ton of anxiety, having finished everything at the last minute. This year, I did the anxiety earlier.

  • Shake it off — the gospel of Taylor Swift

    Shake it off — the gospel of Taylor Swift

    There is a profound elegance to “Shake It Off”. It understands that our mindset and focus is where the real action is.

  • The seductive power of fake simplicity

    The seductive power of fake simplicity

    People have a hard time with complexity. But we can’t just cut things out of context and call that simplicity.

  • What does it mean to be impossibly bad?

    What does it mean to be impossibly bad?

    In the first half of 2022, the Detroit Tigers have been impossibly bad. What are we supposed to do with this information?

  • A little bout of hubris

    A little bout of hubris

    Who knew planning for vacation would be this hard? Yes, everyone. Or, at least, everyone besides me. And maybe a few others.