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Great Ideas Die. Memes Live Forever
Here’s a fun game: Here are four lines from four famous speeches. “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears…” “Four score and seven years ago …
The Theseus Paradox
It’s called the Theseus Paradox. According to Plutarch, there’s an Ancient Greek story about a 30-oar ship belonging to King Theseus, which by standards of …
Loss is the Only Constant
The losses keep coming. The lives lost in the DCA plane crash, entire communities lost in the LA fires, careers lost from new policy shifts. …
From DEI to dei
It’s been a busy week for our new President, to put it mildly. The thing that’s gotten the most attention is his Executive Order putting …
The Curse of Easy Money
In 1977, economists noticed something strange in the Netherlands. The discovery of natural gas had made the country rich. Really rich. But the wealth was …
More “Be,” Less “Do”
Back when he was still running Microsoft in the 1980s, Bill Gates would vanish into the woods for a week each year. No communication. No …
The Myth of Maslow
We finally saw Ridley Scott’s movie, “Napoleon” the other day. It’s a good movie, much better than we expected after hearing initial complaints that it …
No One’s in Charge
“Those health freaks are going to feel pretty silly, years from now, when they all start dying of nothing.” –Redd Foxx. We’re all doomed. Again. …
Is Your OODA Loop Broken?
We all know the classic Hero’s Journey. Made famous by Joseph Campbell. Farm boy answers the call to adventure, faces many challenges, finally slays the …
White Christmas, White Space
It’s Christmas Eve and the Holiday Season is in full swing. Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, all the good stuff. All of these traditions are very …
Mastery Isn’t Enough
Our old friend, Rory Sutherland has a piece of advice: “Be good at two things.” A Marine who knows how to fight is good. A …
History Rhyming Yet Again
Mark Twain noted that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Around 500 BC, Rome got rid of its kings and became a Republic. …
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