Field Notes
Earning My Opinions the Slow Way
I’m learning that expensive and complicated can feel like control—and nature keeps taking the control away. This year, I’m trying to earn my opinions the slow way.
Earning My Opinions the Slow Way
I’m learning that expensive and complicated can feel like control—and nature keeps taking the control away. This year, I’m trying to earn my opinions the slow way.
Thank You So Much for Telling Me
“Thank you so much for telling me.” I’m trying to make that my reflex—with my kids, my team, and myself—because safety changes what people share… and what’s possible next.
Thank You So Much for Telling Me
“Thank you so much for telling me.” I’m trying to make that my reflex—with my kids, my team, and myself—because safety changes what people share… and what’s possible next.
Move One Stone, Not the Whole Trail
I found an unsent draft from five years ago—right when I’ve been asking, quietly but constantly, who I’m becoming. This is a reminder to run small experiments, change one variable...
Move One Stone, Not the Whole Trail
I found an unsent draft from five years ago—right when I’ve been asking, quietly but constantly, who I’m becoming. This is a reminder to run small experiments, change one variable...
The Kitchen Table and the Incentives
A lawn-care pitch in my neighborhood made me think about something bigger: how incentives shape the advice we give. If we want truth-telling, alignment, and relationship, we have to build...
The Kitchen Table and the Incentives
A lawn-care pitch in my neighborhood made me think about something bigger: how incentives shape the advice we give. If we want truth-telling, alignment, and relationship, we have to build...
What I Wish I Asked at 23
My nephew Alex called on his way to dinner with his parents. He’s at a decision point, and it reminded me what I wish I’d asked myself at 23—before I...
What I Wish I Asked at 23
My nephew Alex called on his way to dinner with his parents. He’s at a decision point, and it reminded me what I wish I’d asked myself at 23—before I...
When a Normal Week Is the Gift
This year my birthday week surprised me — I didn’t want a break from my life. I wanted a normal week. It hit me why: my routine has slowly become...
When a Normal Week Is the Gift
This year my birthday week surprised me — I didn’t want a break from my life. I wanted a normal week. It hit me why: my routine has slowly become...