Showing Up
The trouble is that staying home gets easier with practice. The more comfortable we grow in familiar surroundings, the less inclined we are to venture beyond them. And without our noticing, our world begins to shrink. Not because we've lost interest in life, but because we've found so many convenient ways to watch it without taking part.
17 hours ago8 min read
Are You Busy?
Businesses come and go. Careers rise and fall. Money is earned and spent. Accomplishments that once seemed terribly important eventually fade into memory.
What remains are the people who shared the journey. The people who believed in us. The people who made us laugh when life got difficult and reminded us that tomorrow was still worth looking forward to.
3 days ago13 min read
Becoming Popeye
And somewhere in the middle of all that, I arrived at a surprisingly comfortable conclusion, best expressed by that great sailor and underrated philosopher, a man whose entire health plan consisted of canned spinach:
"I yam what I yam."
Oct 910 min read
The Optimist’s Playbook
But I’ve always been an optimist. Not because I believe everything will turn out wonderfully. It might not. Humanity has demonstrated a remarkable ability to make a mess of things, often with considerable enthusiasm. Still, I remain optimistic. Why? Well, I’ve been thinking about that.
Oct 98 min read
Morning
Jeff had been walking for hours, though he couldn't remember where he'd started.
Rain followed him down the empty street, running from his hair and down the back of his neck. His jacket had stopped keeping him dry long ago. Water squished inside his shoes with every step.
Sep 257 min read
I Was Born in 1965. The World Has Been Ending Ever Since.
There are real problems in the world. There always have been. There will be new ones. Some will be manageable. Some will be exaggerated. Some will disappear because technology changes. Some will require collective action. Some will be considerably worse than we initially thought. And occasionally, we will simply be wrong.
Sep 177 min read
The Technological Reformation
There may be technologies we should enthusiastically pursue. Others we should pursue cautiously. Some we should delay until we understand them better. And perhaps there are things humanity will eventually become capable of doing that we collectively decide we simply shouldn't do.
Sep 147 min read
