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
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 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
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
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
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
When you try to boil down complex concepts to the kind of motivational missives that the Twitterverse eats up, the sound-bites you come up with may sound compelling, but they’re usually misleading or just plain wrong. The problem is, people are bombarded with that sort of oversimplified bullshit 24×7. Case[…] Read On