Sometimes we get so fixated on solving a problem that’s gotten under our skin that we don’t realize the solution is worse than the problem. If you’ve ever gone full Bill Murray in Caddyshack on a backyard critter, you know what I’m talking about. A couple of years ago I[…] Read On
So much about life on Earth makes absolutely no sense at all: If inflammation and swelling are the body’s natural defense when injured, why are we always trying to reduce inflammation and swelling? Software is the only consumer product that’s always broken when you buy it. What makes free people[…] Read On
Hello, Gen Z. Now that we’ve seen how millennials turned out, our only hope for the future rests in your hands. Try not to screw up the planet, OK? You do have one distinct advantage over the rest of us: growing up with tech. That means you learned to use[…] Read On
An inspiring experience has the power to change your life or reinforce the path you’re already on. It really does. But different things inspire different people at different times in their lives. Take business or self-help books, for example. They must work for somebody, just not everybody. Parables about cheese[…] Read On
We’re creatures of habit. When we’re afraid to try something new and step outside our comfort zone, reality is never as bad as our imagination. And yet, taking that scary leap is the only way to unlock life’s great treasures. Look, this is not some inspirational BS I just dreamed[…] Read On
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9 When you’ve been around as long as I have, you can look back over your life[…] Read On
There are all sorts of loony notions being promulgated as truths by many political, academic and business leaders, not to mention agitators, activists, anarchists and the mainstream media. Those people have one thing in common: They’re all idiots. And those idiots are confusing the hell out of young people, all[…] Read On