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Infinite Game or Bottomless Pit?
You wrap up your tour of the Burj Khalifa and step out into the hot Dubai heat. A supercar passes. License plate: “1.” Just “1.” …
What Leaders Can Learn From Type-A Personalities
There was a story in the WSJ (syndicated without paywall to MSN) about six friends. All Type-A. All trying to plan a more or less …
The Power of A Word
Remember George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four? As fans will know, it centered around the Stalinist-style authoritarian regime of Oceania which was run by …
When Does It Become Meaningful
It’s Labor day again. Beach trips, barbecues, the whole end of summer ritual. It began as a celebration of the American worker in the 19th …
The Knowing of Not Knowing
Have you ever heard the old thought experiment about the indecisive donkey? A donkey is equally thirsty and hungry. He’s placed halfway between a pile …
The Problem with Pilgrimages
At some point in our lives, we all feel stuck. Stuck in our lives, stuck in our careers, stuck in our marriages, stuck in our …
Two Words that Built Apollo
The NASA astronaut legend, Jim “Houston, we have a problem” Lovell, passed away recently. He was the astronaut immortalized by Tom Hanks’ portrayal of him …
The Art of Saying Less
Shortly after the 1969 moon landing, Volkswagen published a magazine ad. The ad was just a simple tabletop photo of a model of the Lunar …
Striving or Boredom, Your Call
Frederico Fellini’s 1960 film, “La Dolce Vita” is considered by many to be one of the best pieces of cinema ever made. If you see …
All Signal No Substance
There’s a painting in the Art Institute of Chicago that stops people cold. Van Gogh’s “Bedroom at Arles.” It’s just a bedroom. A simple room …
You’re Looking for Help in the Wrong Place
There’s been a popular statistic floating around for years from Gallup about how only 38% of the US workforce feels engaged at work. They claim …
The Most Important Word in the English Language
Karen Armstrong once said, “We are meaning-seeking creatures and, unlike other animals, fall very easily into despair if we cannot find significance and value in …
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