I almost talked myself out of the two-hour drive to see the eclipse in 2017. I couldn’t understand all the fuss. I was not thrilled about...

Daniel Kahneman died the week before last, on March 27, 2024, at the age of ninety.

If you don’t recognize that name, Kahneman was a ...

Imagine using a wide, chisel-tip yellow highlighter to trace the eastern coast of Central America on a map.

Start at the southern tip of Texas and...

“To thine own self be true” is a modern rallying cry for authenticity and self-expression.

After “To be or not to...

Let's start with a story:

I found myself unable to eat as I sat across the table from Martha on an August day at the local Mexican restaurant near...

Let's talk about personality tests.

Well-designed personality tests attempt to get at a person’s “hard wiring,” those deeply...

Constructivism is the educational philosophy that says humans do not simply absorb knowledge from the external world. We are not passive...

“Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.”

—Richard Feynman

Whether you are an individual...

Last week we introduced the Johari Window (pronounced "Joe-Harry"). Described as a "graphical model for interpersonal awareness," the Johari Window...

The Johari Window, a graphic model for interpersonal awareness, is a big title for a simple, yet powerful idea.

It was first published by the UCLA...

Last week, in Part Two of this series on the Cynefin Framework, we explored the unordered world of Complex and Chaotic Systems, and how...

Last week we introduced the Cynefin Framework, a powerful tool for making sense of the very different domains in which we all must solve...

We cannot effectively solve problems or lead teams, let alone entire organizations, without understanding the Cynefin Framework.

A bold statement,...

Last week I wrote about physical health. I argued that your mind is the tool you use to do your work, to engage with your friends and family,...

I almost talked myself out of writing about physical health, but I decided to proceed because this topic is just too important to shy away...

Welcome to a new year!

We enter 2024 with significant uncertainty in the world. The new year begins with two wars of global significance ...

We're taking it easy this week, and we hope you are, too. These last few days of 2023 are the perfect time for some rest and reflection, and also...

Last week, we introduced Time Travel as a source of conversation breakdown, our habit of traveling back in time and responding to what...

We are each not merely traveling our unique life’s path; in many ways, we are the path itself.

Throughout our lives, we blaze a uniquely...

Impliference is not a real word. I made it up, but it’s a real thing, and it's dangerous.

Have you ever found yourself in a...

Perhaps you've heard this story before. I’ll tell it in my own words, but it is by no means mine.

One day after a storm, a man walked along a...

We are an impatient lot. Our minds buzz with endless high-frequency scanning of ourselves and our environment for what’s wrong.

There are...

As I stepped out of my car, two maple trees in peak fall splendor glowed with almost palpable warmth in the rose-colored early morning sunlight....

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

Those are the words of Carl Rogers, who, along with...