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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 …
Leaders Don’t Get to Hide
So you thought you had a bad week last week… The CEO and Head of HR of a New England AI startup, Astronomer.io, just had …
It’s Not You, It’s Your Frame
Let’s say you’re on the dating market. You meet a nice person at a party, you two get along. You go out on a couple …
Welcome to the “New Agility”
There’s a brilliant brand strategist from London, Eugene Healey, who’s making his rounds on Instagram for his observations on the recent Cannes Lions Festival of …
What Ugly Dolls Teach Us
The New Yorker recently published an article about the insane lengths New Yorkers will go to secure a restaurant reservation. Of course it all comes …
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