Evidence lives outside of me.It’s what happened.What can be seen.What can be measured.Interpretation lives inside of me.It’s what it means.Why it …
Consensus and Justice
Consensus is how we find clarity.Consensus doesn’t mean we all agree.It means we’ve all been heard.Consensus doesn’t guarantee the best answer.It …
Gift Giving and Receiving
Most of what I’ve called a giftwasn’t a gift.It was a trade.Unspoken bartering.A favor in disguise.Or a play to my own ego.I’ll give you my …
Personal Accounting
I am responsible for my actions.Not the outcomes.Outcomes are above my pay grade.I can control the effort.Not the result.I can choose the behavior.Not …
My Actions Don’t Care What I Think
I’ve learned I can’t think my way intoa better way of acting.That’s the loop of overinflating my thoughts.Details that keep me stuck.My experience has …
Learning Is Something I Haven’t Met Yet
Learning is a relationship with the unknown.Something I haven’t met yet.Something unfamiliar.A belief is different.A belief is like an old …
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The Intersection of Rules and Actions
Every game has rules.Every life too.Rules set the boundaries.What counts.What doesn’t.What’s in.What’s out.Actions fill the space inside those …
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Routine Ritual
My days are mostly routine.Conditioning.Default.Instinct.Mostly.Routines get me through the basics.Wake up.Brush my teeth.Check my phone.Default …
Opinions Don’t Matter Outside My Own Head
It’s easy to confusefacts and opinions.It’s easy to forgetthat opinions don’t matter outside my own head.Precious thinking encourages life without …
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