A home for the thinking.
Essays on work, value, technology, systems and the human questions underneath them. Some may eventually become a book. For now, this is where the thinking lives.
The dichotomy of patience
Out of the myriad of things I’ve had to grapple with in my life so far—how to be nice to people, learning Excel formulas, paying taxes, going on a diet (this one is still on the to-do list)—…
Read essay ↗Privacy and/or Retail Innovation
I wonder what Samuel Warren and his good friend and business partner Louis Brandeis would make of our current milieu. Warren and Brandeis are responsible for one of the most famous law-revie…
Read essay ↗This is water...
Once there were these two young fish happily swimming together. After a while, they encountered an older fish swimming in the opposite direction. The older fish noticed them and greeted them…
Read essay ↗Above all else...
In 1996, when Magic Johnson returned to basketball after four years of retirement, I discovered the Olympics and the magic of Michael Johnson. Apart from being enthralled by the man in the g…
Read essay ↗Burning with passion or burning (with)out…
Question: On a scale of 1-10, how busy are you? If your answer is less than 5, then you can stop reading here; you're already in the choir. If you're still reading, your answer is probably 6…
Read essay ↗The order of things...
We are all familiar with the age-old adage 'actions speak louder than words,' and many of us readily embrace its inherent wisdom. Indeed, our actions hold tremendous significance, shaping ou…
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