If you had the time and energy to make real change, what would you do? What complex problem would you sit with? Now ask yourself—what’s getting in the way? Not everything, just the things you can control. The phone, the tabs, the habits that keep you skimming when you are meant to sink in. I … Continue reading Protect Your Depth

It's easy to pay attention to the folks who don't show up. I know that I've spent my share of time and energy dwelling on absence, on who's missing. But I finally realized that is a bad habit because it distracts me from paying attention to the people who DO show up—and that's not fair … Continue reading Choosing Presence Over Absence

What we pay attention to needs constant examination. What we respond to in real time versus what we respond to later or not at all also needs examination and adjustments and discipline to maintain and evolve. It's true with news. It's true with work. It's true with friends and family. Some of this is natural … Continue reading What We Pay Attention To

We are pattern seeking beings. This trait can be good or bad. It's bad when you seek patterns that aren't really there—when you connect dots that shouldn't be connected, or when you let your mind construct narratives from coincidence. That can lead you astray, into superstition or faulty thinking. But it's another thing to be … Continue reading After You Notice–Thoughts on Pattern Recognition

When a place transitions to new hands—a building changing purpose, a neighborhood rezoning, a park being redesigned—the planning meetings fill with talk of improvements. Solutions come quickly. But there's often decades or centuries of wisdom worth understanding first. Places reveal their intelligence over time. Paths wore themselves along lines of least resistance. Structures face directions … Continue reading 100 Years of Wisdom

I believe the world needs more love and kindness. Not more information or better media literacy—though those matter. What we actually need is to genuinely care more about other humans. If we did, we'd be better off.  Which leads me to a point about self-care - I think we've gotten it backwards. We talk about … Continue reading Self-Care Serves Something Bigger

I think a lot about what came up during both Black Lives Matter and the Me Too movement. Folks showed up with real passion and commitment during these moments of crisis—police brutality, sexual harassment, the moments that grabbed headlines. And that mattered. But there's a pattern: when the conversation shifts to economic opportunity and structural … Continue reading Beyond the Viral Moment: Allyship That Builds

"Of course the other big difference is that [my AI tools] are not owned by mad billionaires...This to me the single most important question--who should be in control of it? And we've seen in this century what happens when billionaires control new technologies." Brian Eno / Ezra Klein podcast

https://youtu.be/SNDKvd-gorE?si=eWKJK90yQnFc-iCU This is an excellent conversation - fun, edgy, informative. Kara Swisher is the best tech journalist and Trevor Noah is a great interviewer (and quite a techie!). PS - long form interviews are a hidden gem in the TikTok era. Put on some headphones and take a walk, do some chores, or whatever works … Continue reading Trevor Noah Interviews Kara Swisher

On the last day of June I started a new gratitude practice. Taking inspiration from comedian Neal Brennan, I write down 10 gratitudes three times a day. It helps. A lot. This word cloud is a summary of my entries from July through September.