I took a very strange walk.
Yesterday, I did something that I have never done before. And perhaps has never been done in all of human history. I slept-walked on an airplane. I was flying back…
“Yes, but…” is a hell of a lot better than “Yeah, but…”
In my new book, "Someday Is Today," I talk about the awfulness of the phrase "Yeah, but..." People who use this expression often are often dismissive of solutions and obsessed…
Forwarded email from the deceased
One of the chapters in my upcoming book "Someday Is Today" addresses the idea that we must preserve and promote the positivity offered to us by the people in our…
“Everything happens for a reason”
On the podcast Smartless, Jon Hamm explained how he had failed to land eight consecutive pilots and was fired from another when he landed the role on Mad Men. If…
Three kinds of leaders
There are three kinds of leaders in this world: Firefighters: These are leaders who charge into the fray regardless of the size and scope of a situation, ready to deploy…
The changing landscape of baby names
Baby names are more unique than ever before. In 2020 the percentage of babies who got a top-10 most popular name was down to 7 percent. Compare that to the…
Wordle metaphor
My first guess in today's Wordle was the equivalent of being born as a white, straight American man with no physical disabilities or mental illness. Lots and lots and lots…
Jeans are fine, dummy
I know people whose employers allow them to wear jeans on specific days if they make a donation to a charitable organization. These employers, I think, are quite dumb. If…
The hero of my dream
I had a home invasion dream last night. Two men and a woman broke into my home, which wasn't really my home but some large, well appointed apartment purporting to…
A much appreciated gift for the future
Advice I've been giving parents of young children: Purchase your children's domain names ASAP. When my kids were born, I purchased claradicks.com and charliedicks.com. I've also purchased elyshadicks.com and the…
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