“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 in silence. What’s healthy? Confrontation.…
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, and within hours the world…
“God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.” I’ve heard that many times. It’s venomous. It’s a sugar-coated and harmful lie. Some who suffer even believe it, cling to it, and therein lies the tragedy. This is where spiritually…
Matted blonde hair was still damp from the drizzle earlier. Her partner once approached me when I purchased a burger, and I got two more for them. Maybe she didn’t recognize me, or rather adhered to some arbitrary code of…
You ask, what’s the point? Why carry on, why do people carry on? That is 100% legit, because that’s what you feel. It’s no surprise you aren’t the only one. Experiencing futility, existential angst, among other things becomes one of…
A satellite dish. Hidden behind walls in need of paint. We built machines to connect. Promised ourselves we’d never feel alone again. Now? We’re more alone than ever. Endless broadcasts, podcasts, shows, and feeds. But who are you talking to,…
Despondency is that shit feeling that resides in a post-apocalyptic crud-hole between hopelessness and apathy. As an emotion, it’s legit, and it’s a signal, but it’s a faint signal that can lead to horrible stuff if left unchecked. Rage, ironically,…
The language of conscription is glossed over with words like duty, service, honor, and sacrifice, but beneath the shine, it stinks of rotten bureaucracy, drafting people into the meat grinder. Politicians say, “the nation calls,” but never admit to coercion.…
Do you know people who wander into a restaurant, glance at the menu, comment on every item, and then leave, telling everyone outside what they saw? Worse, some post it online, and the echo chamber churns out dozens of hollow…
Hi David, Today is 22 July, 2002. I want to say something simple. I don’t think you did a good job today. Not as a manager, and also not as someone who wants to grow or learn. You tried to…