As far back as I can remember I’ve had an insatiable thirst for knowledge. I like to understand how things work. And when I say things, I mean everything, from the universe and the natural world to works of man, which I suppose explains my later interest in organizations, markets,[…] Read On
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Masculinity Is Not Toxic — But Gillette’s Ad Is
The Gillette toxic masculinity ad. Here we are, polarized again. Now there’s a shocker. The sides in this debate line up something like this: Either 1) Gillette and P&G hate men so boycott, or 2) they’re just pointing out bad behavior, so what’s wrong with that? As usual, both sides[…] Read On
Be You.
I do not believe in a formulaic view of success. There is no formula for a great career or a wonderful life. There are simply too many variables. Too much randomness. Too many opportunities to screw up, to take the wrong path, to make the wrong decision. As if that[…] Read On
The United States of Idiocracy
“The years passed, mankind became stupider at a frightening rate. Some had high hopes that genetic engineering would correct this trend in evolution, but sadly the greatest minds and resources were focused on conquering hair loss and prolonging erections.” — Idiocracy When we’re little we want to be big. It’s only[…] Read On
The ‘Self-Help’ Scam
I am not a fan of the self-help, personal improvement, motivational genre. To be specific, it’s the I can [teach you/help you/motivate you] to be [happy/rich/successful] if you buy my [book/blog/course] merry-go-round I don’t care for. I don’t care if authors have academic, research, finance, religious or sales backgrounds, they’re mostly shysters[…] Read On
Are We Dumbing Down Our Kids and Destroying Our Future?
Sitting on the outdoor patio of our favorite local breakfast place the other day my wife and I were getting a kick out of watching this little boy who run around nonstop, banging into things, spewing gibberish and looking like he was having a blast. After a few seconds I[…] Read On
You Won’t Find the Next Peter Drucker on TED or Twitter
When I studied physics in college and engineering in grad school, I kept wondering when we were going to stop trying to use grossly oversimplified one and two-dimensional models to explain complex phenomenon in the real three-dimensional world. The thing is, we never did. I’m sure that sort of modeling[…] Read On