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The end of the world as we know it
Let’s be clear about one thing… The end of the world as we know it, is not the end of the world. There are a million things you can…
The future is behind us.
Most of what I learned in college has left me. But there are two linguistic facts that have always stayed. To this day, I think of them often. I remember…
Stop, drop and…
Maybe you are perfectly fit. Maybe you do not need to lose any weight or get in better shape. If so this post is not for you. It is for…
The Only Two Things to Develop Character….
As a parent I spend a lot of time thinking about how to raise a successful kid? Does success depend on cognitive ability? Higher IQ scores, better educational opportunities, advanced…
The Golden Egg
Most of you know the Aesop’s story of the Golden goose… But if not here is a refresher: One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found…
Four intangible ways to hedge for an uncertain future
The old is gone… The new is not here yet This is one of the conclusions of the National Intelligence Council’s new report, Global Trends 2030 – Alternative Worlds. NIC,…
A better way to think about chaos and disruption
Unless you’re in a coma, you already know that the world today is an increasingly chaotic and uncertain place. Riots in Greece, economic chaos in Europe, tensions in the Middle…
Be like a snowball
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. -Dr Albert Bartlett The human brain is awesome, but it also has serious limitations –…
One thing to avoid if you want friends
Last month I wrote about being happy and I hope everyone read that article and is floating around on a cloud of joy. But if not this article will help point you…
Gone Surfing!
All of the evidence suggests we’re rapidly transitioning from systems that were designed to support an industrial age infrastructure to systems that will be more holistic, organic, decentralized and resilient….
