Finding Our Inner Linus
Finding Our Inner Linus
Why We All Carry Security Blankets — And What Happens When We Momentarily Let Them Go
Five Musicians and an Astrophysicist Walk Into an IKEA
Five Musicians and an Astrophysicist Walk Into an IKEA
The Greatest Commencement Address That Will Never Be Delivered
When Facts Become Artifacts
When Facts Become Artifacts
Why What We “Know” Keeps Changing — and Why We Should Too
When Putting Off a Task Is Off‑Putting… And When It’s Not
When Putting Off a Task Is Off‑Putting… And When It’s Not
Procrastination, purposeful delay, and the branding problem between them
People Have More Bugs Than Code
People Have More Bugs Than Code
Why the Human Operating System Is Always in Beta
The Comfort Trap
The Comfort Trap
Why We Obey, Conform, Deny, and Dig In — Even When We Know Better
The Wit and Wisdom of “The Office”
The Wit and Wisdom of “The Office”
Seven memorable quotes to help pull you out of the post‑holiday slump.
The To-Don’t List (In Six Quotes, From Zen to Zevon)
The To-Don’t List (In Six Quotes, From Zen to Zevon)
On time, productivity, and the art of not finishing your to-do list.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #5 - Feedback Isn’t Optional
How to stop treating performance reviews like the in-office equivalent of blood letting for distance (or something else equally gratifying).
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #4 - Moving Up or Moving On
A beginner’s guide to deciding whether to redecorate your cubicle or torch it.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #3 - Keep Learning Beyond Your Job Description
Why “I already know enough” is the professional equivalent of “hold my beer.”
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #2 - Step Away and Take the Time You’ve Earned
The radical notion that lunch breaks and vacations aren’t crimes.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #1 - Burning Up and Burning Out
How I mistook work ethic for a slow form of self-incineration.