What Happens After You Decide?
We spend an enormous amount of time thinking about decisions before we make them.
We weigh options. We consult people
What Survives Is What Regulates
There is a lesson that biology teaches quietly, and that most of us miss because we are looking for something
What If Fragmentation Is a Diagnosis, Not a Metaphor?
We use the word fragmentation casually now. We say a person is fragmented, a society is fragmented, an attention span
Why Smart Systems Make Stupid Decisions
In the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, the global financial system was staffed by some of the
Meaning Is Not Found, It Is Made
There is a quiet assumption woven into how most people talk about meaning. We say we are searching for it.
Why Good Intentions Drift
Almost no one sets out to do harm.
Many non-corporate organizations begin with a mission they genuinely believe in.
What We Lost When We Lost Boredom
There used to be moments in every day when nothing was happening.
Waiting for a bus. Standing in a line.
We Don't Have an Information Problem
For most of human history, the great challenge of understanding the world was access. Information was scarce, expensive, and tightly
The Difference Between Reacting and Deciding
We tend to use the words "reaction" and "decision" as though they were close cousins — two
Burnout Is Not a Personal Failure
There is a conversation that happens in almost every workplace, every household, and every therapist’s office—and it almost
