As a player, I always thought a coach’s whistle was a bit dramatic. Until I coached U8 boys soccer. The spoken word alone is woefully inadequate to bring order amidst such chaos

"X happened, so X will go to its logical extreme" I've grown skeptical of this prediction format in tech, politics, culture, etc. It's "catastrophizing," which taps into a desire for certainty and dopamine from fear

Most marketing teams have an "avatar." But how many product teams have a "muse"?

Pair it with "lock in" and you have all emotions covered

A friend is a published poet and non-fiction author. He is also a HS English teacher. He writes and publishes new work constantly. Students see him as a credible expert because he is a practitioner in his subject area. I worked with a physics teacher, an Italian citizen, who

It is a pleasant surprise that you can literally whisper into AirPods while using Wispr Flow and the dictation is almost 100% accurate

From "Emotional Design" by Donald Norman: "Sure, utility and usability are important, but without fun and pleasure, joy and excitement, anxiety and anger, and yes, fear and rage, our lives would be incomplete"

A friend told me to "Google it" while I was out yesterday. It was a weird search, so of course I used Perplexity. I can see that verb sticking around for a long time, though.

The allure of nighttime rapidly goes away as I get older. Unless I'm sitting on the porch with my guitar, or on the beach with my kids, being out when it's dark has lost its appeal. Any fun outing at night is better during the day anyway.

The one nutrition advice that truly feels like a hack is starting the day with a couple of forkfuls of sauerkraut. It really seems to reduce cravings and overall hunger and aids digestion a lot.

I'm debating the merits of calling it a "study," a "reading room," or an "office" in the house. Reading room might have the strongest positive persuasive power on the family as a whole.

My older kids like to watch America's Got Talent; it's very corny, but I'm happy they are watching people who aren't afraid to sincerely try their best at something

Eating whole foods makes you realize real hunger is felt in your belly. Processed junk gives a feeling of hunger in your mouth, i.e. an addiction response to sugar & salt.

It's almost embarrassing how much life has improved by leaving my phone outside my bedroom at night. Cutting off that option as a possibility makes me go to sleep earlier and start the day with a clear mind.

The hard thing about sticking to the fundamentals in any domain is not just that it gets boring. It's that to others, it can even look like you're being lazy, uneducated, or unmotivated because you do the same thing over and over when more advanced tactics are out there. But

An early morning safety razor shower shave—yes, I do like to live dangerously

The Lightpage picks out classic works of art It says are inspired by my recent writing and journaling, a true ego booster feature. I'm digging the vibes of this latest choice

Aging is inevitable, but wisdom is not guaranteed.

One weird lesson I first learned from teaching, which applies to parenting and coaching: Most listeners hear keywords and emotions. Most speakers barely approximate structured thought. When you share a clear message, and a response shows someone truly gets it, that's striking

James Camp 🛠,🛠 This is the key. Make AI prompt you. Not the other way around. Also works for decision-making, defining product specs, brainstorming, etc.