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You won’t change the world

You won’t change the world. You light a fuse in blue-collar Joe who’s had enough. He burns down what you couldn’t torch. You guard the embers. You wait for the next spark.  

THE LIE OF SUCCESS: You Were Not Promoted. You Were Repositioned

Promotions that feel like punishments. “Congratulations. You now get to drown with a better title.” Glen emerged from his military career as a Major. Nice dude. He was surprisingly “unmilitary” in bearing. We reminisced about trivial shared experiences like inedible…

Blinded by Chrome. Leaving LinkedIn

The bright oncoming headlights blinded me. So much so that I squinted. I couldn’t even retaliate, because the high beams were off and the lights weren’t even angled up. It was just the tech. Similarly, LinkedIn posts began blinding me.…

Work-Life Balance: That Sad Illusion

Work-life balance is a cliché, and a sad illusion. Most people at work will never truly have it. But once you know that, you can actually do better for yourself. That’s the glimmer of hope. Proportion is what matters, not…

So you can never be happy, and that’s good

HAPPINESS: So you can never be happy, and that’s good. We all chase the idea of happiness. We chase a word. Ask someone to define happiness in clear, universal terms and they’ll stare like a deer caught in the headlights.…