When there’s an economic crash impacting renters and rental demand, it often takes several months before rents decrease significantly. The…
Once there was a farmer who went out to the yard to collect eggs from her chickens, as she did every day. But on this day, she found a giant egg in her yard…
I believe, I know, that all humans have superpowers. Perhaps this is why we have so many books, movies, shows,…
The quarantine is accelerating trends that were already happening. This is because black swan events shatter fragile things. Old, inefficient…
I’ve been writing my whole life. I started writing stories and essays as a child. I even got a degree…
I have a message of compassion for all the overachievers out there during the COVID-19 quarantine: Don’t be too hard…
This post was co-written with Jenn Gallegos. Iconic science fiction author William Gibson dreams up futuristic worlds where the characters…
We shouldn’t tell kids that video games and esports are a waste of time. We don’t say that about traditional…
There’s a difference between gender and masculine/feminine energy. It’s hard but not impossible to separate the two. Exploring the difference…
Life is like white water rafting. When we come to rapids, we can’t stick our paddles into the sand, hold…
At SXSW 2019, author Austin Kleon said that it’s important to be passionate about our work, but that we must…
At SXSW last month, I attended several presentations that were well practiced but dull. There wasn’t anything inherently wrong with…
“A website is not just a self-promotion machine. It’s a self-invention machine.” – Austin Kleon, in an interview by Debbie…
The brightest minds of our generation are all saying the same thing in different ways. They’re teaching us how to…
(I just unearthed this essay from an old blog of mine. It’s worth reposting here, even though SXSW ended a…
I’ve attended hundreds of panels over the years. I’ve also watched hundreds of solo and dual presentations. In this time,…
Management consulting is a difficult business model. It’s not clear when a management consulting project is done nor if a…
“We find peace when we stop trying to defend the main character [of our stories].” – Don Miguel Ruiz and…
We are in a conference bubble. There are too many conferences, and not enough value being offered. New conferences are…
Last night I had a dream that I was watching a water strider bug with only four legs. Two legs…