venn you have time
I may change my mind, but, over the last 10 years, or so, I've come to believe the most rewarding work is simply whatever allows me to have interesting...
solving the wrong problem really well (5m34s)
here's a frightening realization: it's possible to get really good at solving the wrong problem for example, i've spent a few hours over the last year...
positive vibes only: bring back the WWW and make it 10x BIGGER!
With the last four years, my first 48 years, and the last 12 months especially weighing heavily, I'm trying to reorient my thinking to positive vibes only....
5 things I learned by deep listening
A few days ago, I had to ponder: what sound to play when a recording stops? I couldn't quite figure it out so I left a note to the sound designer: what is...
Homo faber (308 seconds)
I spent much of the weekend, while not working, searching for a tool to help me work better: faster, more comfortably.* Daily I suffer the humiliation of a...
Gangsterism
It's not that some people are stupid (some are), it's that what any of us believe is seldom a reflection of our intelligence. Qanon was always a bonding...
chips & salsa
I've started and stopped three times. So let me skip the topic of Venezuela for now. Instead, let me write from my direct experience. That's almost certainly...
15 funnies
#1 I’m going to launch a premium content distribution business. I’ll only put out VHS tapes. They’ll be sold out of food trucks. Each tape will cost $5 and...
economic anxiety
After two years, we are finally discussing the Wall as a religious sculpture. Though some continue to claim it's a real wall, these gestures are like...
the manger, among the animals
Have you ever flown international through LAX, DFW or ORD? You know how they have super long hallways, with soft lighting on one side and rolls of razor...
tv on the internet
One of my few memories of Cuba is watching a clown on TV. Like everything else in Cuba, television was finite and scarce. It would run out and there was no...
Priceless takeaways from my off-site in LA
I've been at an off-site for three years. Every morning starts with coffee and toast in the conference room. Then the music starts playing and the Superego...
Falling
I have spent the last few years failing. Most days, I try to fail for at least an hour. As a result, I've gotten better at failing. I fail all the time now –...
It's Reigning Men
Last week, we learned two facts: 1) Les Moonves went out of his way to sabotage Janet Jackson's career. He did so, for years, after a team of performers,...