Time for a Polycracy?
Seeing the world as a series of either/or choices is attractive, but inadequate for our complex lives. It’s time to create a new breed of thinker — the polycrat.
The Odds Are Against Us: Let’s Change Them
Why do we hold elections at times we know nobody will show up to vote?
Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025?
How far are we willing to go faster, jump higher or get stronger?
A Year of Living Tennisly
Spending a year at an advanced age trying to get better at tennis takes your body and brain to some interesting places.
An Alt 10 Commandments
What are you going to do with your life? Maybe it starts with just one tiny step of kindness.
We Are the Champions (of something or another)
Maybe this is the year you win your world championship. You just need to think creatively about WHICH championship.
Only Losers in the Building (Fall 2025 Update)
In-game sports betting is creating more losers more quickly than ever.
Blessed Are the Monkeybearers
Nobody seems to want to “put the monkey on their back” at work. But what if putting the monkey on your back was a kind of superpower, a jetpack to success?
Ears Wide Shut
It’s impossible to hear when we are focused on screaming; to listen when we are focused on performing; to heal when we are focused on hurting.
Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible.
Show of hands: how many of us need to join Team Glock?
You Got To Have Friends
A week in an awkward social situation has gotten me thinking about the skills needed for friendship, and its importance in our lives.
The Death of (Traditional) Funerals
Traditional funeral services and burials are out; celebrations of life and cremations are in. The way we say goodbye to loved ones is changing.