I’ve been saying 'classy problems'for over thirty years. The problems don’t go away. They get classier. Failure is brutal. Brutal is simple. Do I quit?Or …
Success Is Harder Than Failure
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Paid Practice
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I told myself work was the paycheck. Do the task. Collect the check. That was the point. It wasn’t. Every job requires skills. Those skills don’t stay on …
Redeeming Work
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We are on a mission to redeem work. The word. The place. The way. Getting paid to practice life beats working to get paid. Every job requires skills. …
My Name Is Dan, and I Am an Imposter
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It’s not a syndrome. More precious thinking. Big frames for small ideas. It’s a mode. That’s why I can’t think my way out of it. Can’t outrun it. Or talk …
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The Proof of Progress
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Happiness is not a destination. It’s a byproduct of progress. Said more accuratelyHappiness is the perception of progress. When I think I’m moving …
Against or Toward
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An objection is resistance. It stops me. It argues with uncertainty. It avoids answering why. When I object,I dress up my hesitation as logic. I pretend …
Evidence vs Interpretation
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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
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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
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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 …