What inefficiencies drive your business?
Efficiency isn’t always the goal. (Any consultant or private equity bros reading my blog just scoffed and clicked away to something else.)
Does quality belong in American efficiency?
In American business, efficiency typically emphasizes two points:
- Do something as cheaply as possible.
- Do something as quickly as possible.
Quality is often an afterthought, if it’s a consideration at all.
Addicted to distraction
In the movie T2 Trainspotting, Mark Renton tells Spud:
You’re an addict! So be addicted! Be addicted to something else.
There’s something freeing about this admission. In a perfect world, we’d all be able to cure our tendencies for addiction. But for those of us who can’t, maybe developing a healthier addiction is the next best thing.
The truth you know vs. the truth you feel
Why do insecure people believe things they know not to be true? Why do they listen to that nasty voice in their head telling them they’re not good enough?
These questions are just some I’m digging into as I’m on the fast track to middle age.
What gives generative AI its value?
How much is any one item worth? The simple answer: It’s worth whatever someone will pay for it.
But what gives art value, whether that value be monetary or otherwise?
Details are like salt
Sisyphus hates the modern internet
In this episode: The internet enrages.
Sisyphus and the Rule of Three
In this episode: Sisyphus was having a wonderful time with his wife when the urge to pee changed the trajectory of his night.
2025 is near - The questions and intentions for the year ahead
Ah, the end of the year. A time to reflect on the year that was, and to look ahead to the year that will be.
Sketching people with dignity - And a Thanksgiving message
Over the last few weeks, I’ve pivoted from writing to sketching.
Another casualty of the midlife crisis, I’m sure.