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Mending Is Better Than Ending

Mending Is Better Than Ending

Why repair what’s broken when you can discard it? Why wrestle with suffering when you can anesthetize it? Why invest in healing when replacement is more efficient? Continue reading Mending Is Better Than Ending

The Wrong Race: What Winning Costs in America

The Wrong Race: What Winning Costs in America

American competitive culture—the belief that you prove your worth by sacrificing everything, that love must be earned through achievement, that there is no second place—is a choice. Not fate. Not human nature. A cultural invention.

And a cruel one. Continue reading The Wrong Race: What Winning Costs in America

Breaking Down Barriers: AI’s Role in Authentic Writing

Breaking Down Barriers: AI’s Role in Authentic Writing

But those rough edges were never the source of authenticity. They were just markers of who could and couldn’t afford good editing.

The machine didn’t give me my ideas, create my arguments, or manufacture my voice. It did what my human editors did—helped me find the words that were always there but just out of reach. Continue reading Breaking Down Barriers: AI’s Role in Authentic Writing

Where No One Is Looking

Where No One Is Looking

History is full of surprises that make experts look foolish and predictions look quaint. The breakthroughs might be invented in rich nations, but the transformation—the real meaning of those breakthroughs—often comes from places no one was watching Continue reading Where No One Is Looking

The Quiet After the Storm

The Quiet After the Storm

In that strange stillness between chaos and clarity, between what was and what’s coming, we’re telling ourselves stories that don’t quite match what’s actually unfolding. Continue reading The Quiet After the Storm

Retiring To Something (Not From Something)

Retiring To Something (Not From Something)

For most of my life, I’ve been wired to build, lead, and plan. Retirement felt like stepping out of a story I’ve been writing for decades — an ending, a withdrawal. But lately I’ve realized: you don’t retire from something. You retire to something. Continue reading Retiring To Something (Not From Something)

The Temple Turnover:  When Good Intentions Meet Misaligned Incentives

The Temple Turnover: When Good Intentions Meet Misaligned Incentives

When donations reduce tax obligations, we begin to equate generosity with financial strategy. The giver feels righteous; the recipient feels validated; the state loses resources. Continue reading The Temple Turnover: When Good Intentions Meet Misaligned Incentives

Beyond Labels, Toward a Shared Purpose

Beyond Labels, Toward a Shared Purpose

Our best work begins when we resist fear and step toward each other. Whether in policy, economics, or the pews, our calling is the same: to co-create something better, together. Continue reading Beyond Labels, Toward a Shared Purpose

What We Teach, What We Learn

What We Teach, What We Learn

In this sense, fatherhood itself is evolving—from guarding the perimeter to cultivating the garden. From giving answers to making space for questions. From enforcing conformity to empowering individuality. Continue reading What We Teach, What We Learn

The Quiet Revolution: How the World Is Already Proving Shorter Workweeks Work

The Quiet Revolution: How the World Is Already Proving Shorter Workweeks Work

The results were remarkable. Productivity stayed the same or improved across nearly every context. Employees reported lower stress, less burnout, and better work-life balance. Overtime, sick days, and workplace conflicts declined. Continue reading The Quiet Revolution: How the World Is Already Proving Shorter Workweeks Work

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