Broken? Good. Now Move.
“Don’t diagnose yourself.” That’s what my colleague said, years ago, when I mentioned I suspected I had depression. I did seek help, much later, when I could. He folded his arms sanctimoniously and repeated himself,…
The Lie of Extraordinary.
TikTok bobblehead prophets love this line, “One day you’ll be dead, so why waste your life paying bills and being ordinary when you could be extraordinary?” Motivational, marketable, and rotten. Almost everyone who has ever…
Nobody Aspires to Become an Addict
What do you see when you look at the photograph? Chances are, you thought, “Wow, such a beautiful young woman. Some people just get it all.” And then you hear she passed away at the…
The Myth of Healthy Conflict: Confrontation Builds. Conflict Bleeds.
“Healthy Conflict” is a Lie Leaders Tell to Avoid the Knife “Healthy conflict.” That corporate sermon. Utter garbage. Conflict isn’t healthy. It’s corrosive. It poisons trust, pits egos against each other, and leaves teams bleeding…
Rockjaw’s Rule: When True Leadership Runs Out of Answers
His temples were a mass of bulging veins, merging with the deep furrows of his perennial frown. Corporal Rockjaw couldn’t break us. Platoon 4 prevailed. I was a conscript, choosing service over jail for non-compliance.…
Opinions: Who Ordered the Bulldozer?
We’re drowning in knowledge. Or at least, in performed, dramatized opinion. Humans manufacture “expertise” 24/7: opinion posts, hot takes, fireside chats, restaurant reviews, movie dissections. We churn them out, always after the fact. Something happens,…
The TikTok Prophet: Preaching Meaninglessness.
You know the type. The TikTok bobblehead prophets. “Everything is meaningless.” They nod, they smirk, they speak with absolute certainty. Opinion dressed up as truth. And because half a million people clicked “follow,” we’re supposed…
Silence Screams
The Death of Connection Song lyrics become a battlefield, filled with collective despair that torpedoes the illusion of connection. We sing along to heartbreak anthems, breakup ballads, hopeless fantasies, because singing the chorus is easier…
Hurtful Words and the Fracture of Ego vs Healing
Ferd’s Core Human Fracture of Ego vs Healing. Ferd’s steely blue eyes pierced the Teams filters with venom. He had been accused of not wanting a project to succeed, of merely earning his salary while…
Healing Isn’t a Journey.
The phrase “healing journey” has a shiny online glow. It has surface-level appeal. It’s neat, motivational, Instagram-polished. And for some people, that phrasing helps them survive. Fine. But let’s not kid ourselves, what saves one…