
This isn’t just burnout—it’s soul sickness. More than a workplace issue, it’s a crisis of disconnection that spans our careers, communities, and personal lives. In a world obsessed with performance and productivity, we’ve lost the rituals, relationships, and meaning that make us whole. This piece offers a piercing diagnosis—and a call to build a new…

Many find themselves trapped in the hype machine, burning cycles on up-skilling, throwing cash at disjointed pilots, and laying waste to top talent. They’re still playing the wrong game, desperately clinging to short term thinking. This is Part 2 in a series on “The Sustenance System”—a design for companies that want to endure in the…
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I’m done with Generative AI. Corporations suffer from an operational addiction to a system of consumption. Instead, I’m leaning into a system of substance using Regenerative AI.

As AI replaces entry-level jobs, companies like Klarna and Duolingo are learning a hard lesson: you can’t scale by cutting the very people who become your future customers. AI-preneurship may be booming—but if no one’s left to buy, what exactly are we building?

The “Lightbulb List” is a digital notepad to capture and store fleeting moments of creativity, now powered by AI. Users can easily create and manage their list with ChatGPT, ensuring that no bright idea is lost again. It’s more than just note-taking; ChatGPT also offers creative input, hinting at a new frontier for AI and…

The text contrasts corporate leadership focused on control with Jesus’ transformative leadership centered on love and people. It highlights how Jesus subverted hierarchies, embraced failure, and prioritized inclusion. The call to action urges leaders to shift from metrics-driven compliance to authentic connections, emphasizing love’s power to change individuals and organizations.

The author reflects on a life spent seeking certainty across various careers, ultimately questioning the worth of such pursuits. Realizing that control-seeking may stem from being highly sensitive, they explore the idea of letting go of pressures and embracing experiences. This midlife awakening encourages living with curiosity and deeper connections rather than managing life as…

Everyone’s asking: Will AI take jobs? Wrong question. The real question is: Why would a CEO keep you if AI can do your work? What are CEO’s actually thinking?

Your surroundings don’t just influence you—you are shaped by them. If your environment is small, constraining, or stagnant, you don’t just think smaller—you become smaller. The only way out? Either change your environment or refuse to let it define you. Likewise, if you can shrink to fit, you can also grow to match. The question…