The Cost of Keeping Your Options Open
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much, but from deciding too little.
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What Rituals Actually Did
We tend to talk about rituals as though they were mostly about belief. A prayer before a meal was about
Why Slowing Down Doesn't Work
There is a moment during a Friday night rush when the bar reaches a particular density. Not chaos exactly, but
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.
