The Joneses
April 23, 2026
I remember having a conversation with a friend a while back where I commented on how, around some friends, I feel like I have not
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All Alone
April 2, 2026
The response I received from last week’s column was the biggest I’ve experienced. More than a week later, I am still talking to people about it. Many
Threat Orientation
March 19, 2026
Being oriented towards threat, towards danger, is how we operate as a species. Over the long haul, this has served us well, and is a
Be A Craftsman
January 15, 2026
When we think of craftsmanship, we typically think of skilled trades that straddle the practical and the artistic– carpenters, tailors, furniture makers, jewelers, metal workers,
#gratitude
November 26, 2025
Gratitude is a funny thing. It’s a terribly helpful corrective to our human tendency to see problems. It has the ability to get us out
Atonement
October 2, 2025
This week was Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of repentance and atonement. Every year on Yom Kippur, my wife says to me, “I’m sorry for
Area Under the Curve
September 4, 2025
In physics and calculus, there’s a classic graph that plots time on the x-axis, and velocity on the y-axis. If you draw a line on
Filling and Shrinking
July 10, 2025
A lot of people talk to me about an empty feeling they feel inside them. Usually, it’s described as a void, a space that needs
Human Nature Does Not Change
February 27, 2025
I often feel my writing is a giant rip-off of what has come before me. Most of what I write about is repackaged wisdom that’s
We Are What We Practice
January 23, 2025
I’ve written before about learning– about how doing anything new, for the first time, feels awkward and uncomfortable. However, with time and with practice, things