Adjacent Possible

Any evolving system has a limited set of changes that can be made.

System Design

When a system’s outcome isn't what you wanted, there are two questions to ask.

First Followers

Leaders are important, but the first people to follow a leader are just as crucial.

Truth

A beautiful rock is a metaphor for how we see others.

Store Your Work

If you can spend a day automating a task that usually takes five minutes, you'll eventually earn that day back and many more.

Time Affluence

When our attention is splintered in a thousand different directions across texts, after-hours Slack messages, Instagram comments, emails, breaking news alerts, and more, it's difficult to actually turn off and find a place of rest during our leisure time.

Velcro for Wellbeing

When we give thanks for the little things, they help hold together the tapestry of a life well-lived.

Extrapolation

In storytelling, a common way of creating tension for your audience is to plant a seed by leaving out a key piece of information.

Slack

We tend to assume that a perfectly efficient system has no slack. But in order to maintain optimum efficiency, that little bit of slack is important for whenever the unexpected inevitably happens.

Unobtrusive Bits of Whimsy

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