Jan 8, 2026 | Blog
Do you have a bullshit detector? Does it work well for you? I’m sure you know what bullshit is, but for the sake of this essay, let’s define it as “Any attempt to veil the truth.” Are you any good at discerning bullshit from a claim with merit? Can you tell when...
Jan 8, 2026 | Blog
If you’ve ever harvested something like peas or green beans, there’s a special way your brain works, trying to spot the beans among the vines and leaves. One moment you’re not seeing any, the next moment you are seeing a dozen. You learn to lean your head to one side,...
Jan 8, 2026 | Blog
Back in 2008, I was in an online Master’s degree program for Mental Health Counselors. At some point in the program, we had had to fly to Minneapolis Minnesota to stay for two weeks in a Hilton Hotel. We used the Hilton as a college campus, with different rooms...
Jan 19, 2023 | Blog
The Spam Bot in the Back of your Head Have you ever made a mistake? Oh yes, you know your mistakes. They show up in the internal narrative all the time. As a matter of fact, you can probably think of your mistakes faster than you can think of your successes....
Jul 12, 2022 | Blog
Have you ever met an unwanted baby? Sure you have. You just didn’t know it because that person had grown up already. The scars of having been an unwanted baby are not really obvious on the surface. They could be your bartender, your grocery store clerk, or the guy who...
Dec 11, 2021 | Blog
“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” –George Lois There’s something about grey paint on houses. There’s something about its homogeneous, boring, unexciting ability to cover...
