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The Hydra Problem
When’s the last time you thought about your car’s engine? Probably not for a while. Most people don’t. Until it breaks. This sort of thing …
We are All Spies, We Just Don’t Know It
For three decades, British traitor, Kim Philby, spied very successfully for the Soviet KGB from the very heart of MI6 British Intelligence, resulting in the …
Take Off Your Shirt
There was a delightfully odd moment during a recent Oklahoma State game. A fan named Trent Eaton made his way to an empty section of …
Enough
Two famous authors were chatting at a glamorous party on New York’s Shelter Island – Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller (of Catch-22 fame). Vonnegut tells …
The Two Headed Horse
Remember that time your best friend gave a toast at your birthday dinner? Remember how it was perfect? Nostalgic stories, inside jokes, the whole nine. …
Ben, Jerry, and the Myth of Company Values
It’s no longer Ben & Jerry’s. Apparently, it’s now just Ben’s. A few weeks ago, Jerry Greenfield resigned from the legendary ice cream company he …
Life is a Feast, Not a Recipe
“First, I studied this subject at this university. Then, I entered the corporate world as a consultant for this firm – but my work life …
What the Tea Leaves Show Us About Leadership
Before modern plumbing, drinking from your local stream was a coin toss with cholera. So civilizations got creative. The Germans brewed beer. The Vikings made …
Script or Sprezzatura?
Something’s off at Starbucks. You notice it the moment you walk in to grab your favorite drink order. The Barista locks eyes, making prolonged eye …
The Antidote for “Cornflake Brain”
On Instagram, Tokyo-based entrepreneur, Aziz Nishanov talks about the deliciously weird Japanese ads we keep on seeing online. He says the reason they’re so weird …
Creativity: The Antidote to Elite Oversupply
You’ve probably seen headlines like these in the last year or two: Wall Street Journal: “Even Harvard M.B.A.s Are Struggling to Land Jobs.” Fortune Magazine: …
God is in the Gaps
The Japanese call this phenomenon “Ma”, which translates into “space,” “gap,” or “interruption.” It’s everywhere in Japanese art, from the emphasis of the silence between …
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