The writing experience is very much like walking a cat. Or at least the specific experience my wife and I have when we periodically take our inherited elderly black cat for a walk on a leash. Sometimes the process comes along quickly, as the article and I rush ahead, full of curiosity and interest, sussing out possibilities and following scents. But other times it just flops down on a warm spot on the pavement. Sure, I’m still talking about the cat, but again the analogy to writing is spot on.
Category: Observations
Unexpected Leadership Lessons from the Drunk Guy at the Ballpark
A drunk guy at a baseball game accidentally provided some leadership lessons as he tried to start the wave. Here’s what he did right.
To Be Seen As We Are
My eulogy for my mother, where I explain my journey from seeing her as merely “Mom” to seeing her as a whole, complex, lovely, independent person I was fortunate to know.
Should I Stop Wearing A Mask? A Practical Guide to Surviving this Moment in the COVID Pandemic
The rule changes came swiftly. The CDC guidance continued to pin masking to your county of residence. Governors in New York and New Jersey were set to back off their masking guidelines, dragging their populous states into the majority of the country. The City of Cincinnati, which had recently extended mask mandates to the end… Continue reading Should I Stop Wearing A Mask? A Practical Guide to Surviving this Moment in the COVID Pandemic
Apply Mental Models in New Ways to Surmount Old Obstacles
I’ve been reading Range by David Epstein, a book I will expound upon once I have finished it. But a key concept that he introduces early in the book is that in order to become a truly transformational thinker in your field of expertise, you have to have a wide range of experiences that you… Continue reading Apply Mental Models in New Ways to Surmount Old Obstacles
A Reflection on the Necrology (and My Mom, Who’s Alive)
Jack Jose reflects on the practice of remembering the dead, and wondering what heaven looks like for those who are still alive.