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What Matters Not What’s Easy
“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” It’s called Goodhart’s Law, and it explains why good intentions can lead …
It’s Not That Hard
There’s nothing you can do to make people trust you. Except saying only what you mean. Except doing exactly what you say you’re going to …
What Actually Survives
On Christmas Night, 1776, George Washington’s Continental Army faced a choice. Hessian mercenaries hired by the British encamped across the Delaware River. The sun had …
Mommy, Where Does Money Come From?
When companies with identical resources produce wildly different results, we all want to know the secret. The recently announced Nobel Prize in Economics, which was …
There’s Always A Storm Coming
Here in South Florida where Gapingvoid is based, we just survived another Hurricane season. Watching a few hurricanes nearly miss us naturally led us to …
The Scariest Place to Be
Imagine a curve. Amazon is on the left, hyper-efficient, where you can buy a nice handbag made in China for $15. Hermes is on the …
Stop telling me about yourself
Doritos recently sent their chips to space. They developed a special chip that was eaten in gravity-free outer space by real astronauts, and live streamed …
The Story Behind Your Story
There’s a hidden story hanging over all of our heads, subtly influencing everything we do, say, and think. Think about it – what brings people …
A DNA Test that Matters
23&Me has been dominating headlines lately, going from a $6 billion unicorn to a penny stock. It will likely be delisted from the NASDAQ soon. …
Why Being Called Worthless Can Change Everything
What does it take to change your life? Sometimes, not all that much. As our old friend, Brian Solis, writes in his new book, “Mindshift, …
The Secret Ingredient? It’s Not the Food
After half a century working there, Joe Holtz, the director of Brooklyn’s Park Slope Co-op, one of the oldest food co-ops in the country is …
A Use It or Lose It Species
US President, Richard Nixon, said it well: “To me, the unhappiest people of the world are those in the watering places… going to parties every …
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