Category: Thinking
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Topics I Like To Discuss
I’m a firm believer that the best conversations happen at the intersection of history, religion, sports, and literature. While I have deep interests in these areas, I never close the door on a new topic; there’s always something to learn when you’re willing to listen. To me, a real discussion isn’t about conversion—it’s about the…
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Book Review: Marcus Aurelius
When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly… None of them can hurt me, for no one can implicate me in ugliness.
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Random Encounter With A Stranger
The Excerpt “The baseball playoffs were on, and as luck would have it, he was a Yankees fan. So was I. Finding two Yankees fans in one place in New England is like seeing a unicorn. That afternoon, the subject turned to work. I mentioned I was looking; he mentioned he was a Managing Director…
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When I Did Not Take Action
I cannot recall a time when I failed to act but should have. More often, I took action and later wished I had not.” Looking back, it’s easy to see where ambition and the pressure to keep up with others fueled big decisions—like the larger house and the heavier mortgage—that felt right at the time.…
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What Makes Me Nervous
If you have kids, you are always nervous.” Whether they are navigating school at home or raising their own families thousands of miles away, the parental ‘anxiety switch’ never truly flips off. But today, that personal worry competes with a tightening budget, health scares, and a world stage that feels increasingly volatile. In this week’s…
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First Thing That Comes To Mind
What is the first thing that comes to mind? It depends entirely on the ‘when.’ If it’s right now, the answer is ‘not much.’ If it’s first thing in the morning, the answer is a very practical sequence involving a bathroom and a strong cup of coffee. Sometimes the most profound answer to a deep…
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Book Review: The 1898 Wilmington Coup: How White Supremacists Destroyed a Thriving Multiracial Democracy on American Soil
Book Review: The 1898 Wilmington Coup: How White Supremacists Destroyed a Thriving Multiracial Democracy on American Soil David Zucchino Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) Most Americans never learn that the only successful coup d’état in United States history happened not overseas, but right here at home. It didn’t occur in a moment of national collapse or chaos.…
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How Do I Unwind
My life looks a lot different than it did a year ago, but some habits are too good to retire. I’ve traded the solitude of the back deck for a local coffee shop and a front-row seat to the city. People-watching: the most consistent way I know how to unwind, no matter which country or…
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How Do I Use Social Media
Nothing has ever claimed to bring people closer while making them feel further away at the same time. I don’t even know 500 people, yet we’ve equated worth to ‘likes’ and digital friend counts. Here is why I’ve traded the noise of traditional social media for the clarity of long-form conversation.