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Dealing with aggressive, negative people How to avoid playing their game. I recently had an interaction with someone that was, frankly, a bit unpleasant, but gave me an opportunity to practice some of my leadership skills. In this case the person came at me quite aggressively and borderline hostile in an email out of the …
Flying to work on wings of steel. The overwhelming joyousness of pushing the Motobecane through the suburban trails. The road wasn’t where it was supposed to be. At times like these I doubt myself. I doubt my competency and occasionally I doubt my sanity. The road should be here. I could be wrong. Everything tends …
Lost in the deep dark woods Saved by the dog… Do any of you remember that scene from the original Snow White where she is running away, lost in the forest in the storm? The malevolent trees tear at her. The wind howls, buffeting her. She trips and falls. That’s a bit like how I …
Capturing consumer trends in the apocalypse A window into human behavior. It’s difficult to step back and think about the current Coronavirus Pandemic as a unique opportunity to observe human nature, the way information spreads, and how we could use this to predict and shape future events. It’s difficult, but, by God it’s super interesting. …
Facebook, media, human nature and free will Understand the algorithm It started innocently enough. I would take an occasional hit every so often during the day. Then things started to get out of control. I noticed the signs of addiction creeping into my life. I would have trouble focusing. I would find myself losing entire …
