These are essays from the wayback machine. The topics are varied. Some are about business, but mostly rumination on current events and whatever caught my attention at the time.
Life Is Combustion. Sometimes, that’s Good. Sometimes It’s Not.
When you light a fire (or a candle), that’s combustion. The process goes like this. Ignition: Heat starts the process. When enough heat is applied
The Cure for Bad Information
We naturally gravitate toward information that is easy to collect, familiar, or validates what we believe to be true. Even then, gathering that type of
Curation vs. Compassion
We see what we want to see. We see what others want us to see. We think we show what we want to show (but
The Golden Rule of Decision-Making
The golden rule of decision-making is that it is impossible to make a high-quality decision without knowing what you want (value). Similarly, you will never
Where Does the Fire Go?
Where Does the Fire Go? A cold night. A cozy room. A fire lit in the fireplace. You fall asleep by the fire. When you
The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
Franklin D Roosevelt launched his presidency (the first term) with a spare 20-minute, 1,883-word address. The most famous bit was a riff on Henry David