August 2017

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Networking Is Overrated

Adam Grant: Not long ago, I watched a colleague try to climb the ladder of success solely through networking. For a few years, he managed to meet increasingly influential people and introduce them to one another. Eventually, it fell apart when they realized he didn’t have a meaningful connection with any of them. Networking alone […]

Why don’t more bands operate more like Phish?

I’m well past my Phish days. I have an occasional bout of sentimentality, but only in the same kinda way I still watch an episode of Seinfeld or eat Spaghetti O’s on purpose. But what Phish has always done with live shows is amazing. You never quite know what you are going to get. Never-repeated […]

Erik Singer, Linguistics Guy

It’s 30 minutes long, but it goes by super fast because nearly every second is fascinating: The top comment? How the actual fuck is this stuff so entertaining? Top reply: because you’re learning My take: It’s fascinating to watch someone share what they are passionate about. Me in 2012: I really love the show New […]

Two Signs

There are two main popular yard signs in my neighborhood right now. One says: We back the badge. Another says: Hate has no home here. When I see them at houses right next to each other, I can’t help but think the subtext is: We don’t really like them → and: ← We don’t really […]