Somewhere Between The Limbic Brain And The Pre-Frontal Cortex
Countries occupy a spectrum between fear and reason. Where yours sits determines whether you live in control or choice, panic or logic
Monday Moving Forward – Start The Day With A Casual Conversation
Transform Monday mornings with one simple ritual—a casual conversation that sets the tone for the entire week ahead
Open Connect – The International Edition
After 250+ events and 4 years of silence, restarting Open Connect revealed a truth—we need live human energy to survive as a species
Humans As Investment
A VC paid $1.7 million for 5% of a creator's earnings for 30 years. Modern patronage or financial slavery? The creator economy just crossed into uncharted [...]
Picking A Good Anchor
Rough patches are guaranteed. Expecting smooth sailing is toxic thinking. The only question is whether you picked an anchor strong enough for the storm
Anger Management
Beyond the Jack Nicholson movie, anger management is a learnable skill. I was terrible at it early on. Still learning, still improving decades later
When They Think They Know You
I confused popularity with success for years. Long enough to learn how perception works. People create you in their minds—that version isn't you
What If Social Media Simply Vanishes One Day?
Facebook's massive outage reveals our dependence on social media. What would happen if these platforms vanished permanently?
Greetings
In the countryside, strangers greeted each other freely. Cities taught us efficiency and privacy. We gained convenience but lost something invisible
People Placeholders
We fill relationship slots like casting actors. Friend placeholder, mentor placeholder, partner placeholder. People become functional roles we assign and replace
Coffee And Conversations
Coffee shops became remote offices. But their real value isn't WiFi—it's accidental conversations with strangers that redirect your entire trajectory
The Rise Of Continuous Conflict Age
Now conflicts appear perpetually—culture wars, trade wars, information wars. We live in permanent low-intensity conflict age
Monday Moving Forward – Greet Someone You Barely Know
Start Monday by greeting someone you barely know. Small social friction builds connection muscles. Weak ties create unexpected opportunities
How To Talk To A Hypnotized Person – The Short, But Very Useful Guide
Most people live partially hypnotized by social conditioning. Talking to them requires recognizing their trance state—meet them where their consciousness lives
New Beginnings Are Important, But Honest Endings Are Importanter
Everyone celebrates new beginnings. Few execute honest endings. Proper closure matters more—dragging dead projects poisons future starts
We’re Still A Tribalist World, It Just Got Easier To Pick Our Tribe
If you look at all the technological advance of the last hundreds of years, you'd say that humanity evolved a lot. We have instant communication all [...]
Boundaries. Setting Boundaries
Boundaries protect energy and time from infinite demands. Setting them feels selfish initially. Maintaining them becomes self-preservation eventually
If You Can’t Handle Me At My Worst, You Don’t Deserve Me At My Best
Popular quote excuses bad behavior as authentic. Financial resilience version: if you can't handle poverty habits, you don't deserve wealth results
The Meaning In Meaningful Relationships
Meaningful relationships require meaning beyond utility. Transactional connections serve purposes. True relationships exist for their own sake without agenda
Knocking At The Wrong Door
Persistence at wrong doors wastes time persistence at right doors would solve. Knowing which door matters more than how hard you knock