Since 1862 alternating parties in the senate read George Washington’s Farewell Address. This strikes me as ironic, considers his farewell warns of the dangers of partisanship. “…designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views. One of the expedients of party to acquire influence within…

What does it mean to think strategically? If you’ve ever played Monopoly, the infamous family board game, you recall the goal is to remain financially solvent by buying and developing pieces of property, which eventually force your opponents into bankruptcy. *excellent* With the above goal in mind you might formulate a question “How can I…

Productive people say no. They know how to focus. However, this is contrary to the mindset one develops after spending significant amount of time in most education systems and work environments. You will find ambition, “Yes, I can do that that.”, is praised. You never want to say “I can’t do that.” And although there…

It is often far better to make a bad decision and learn from it than refrain from making one at all. But there are frameworks to help you make better decisions, so you can make more good ones. You can create a framework by identifying your priorities and discerning what aligns with those priorities. Here…

Simple life events, that one might typically consider mundane, contain so many elements that are unusual if approached with an inquisitive perspective. For example… Who invented snow blowing machines? A technical director at Warner Bros. Louis Geib did. This man was a technical movie director who initially needed snowfall for close-ups and movie scenes. And…