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January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Truffle Salt

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Truffle salt, or salt that’s been infused with the flavor of white or black truffles, is expensive, flavorful, amazing salt. I think it makes most dishes taste better, and I recently gifted some to a friend who’s a huge fan of the culinary arts.  And as amazing as this salt […]

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December 31, 2022

Yearly Review – 2022

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As I close out 2022 in a personal vacay, I woke up today remember that I could procrastinate no longer in doing my annual review, a practice I picked up from Chris Guillebeau a few years back. Will there be lessons learned? Maybe! Will there be TMI? Maybe! Who knows, […]

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The Polarization of Holidays
December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

The Polarization of Holidays

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If you live in North America, the last half of December is usually either an incredibly joyful time, or one of dread.  Perhaps the winter holiday season brings up feelings of warmth, love, and generosity. Perhaps the winter holiday season brings up feelings of abandonment, loss, and lack. Perhaps you […]

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The Problem with Disgruntled Former Employees
August 31, 2022

The Problem with Disgruntled Former Employees

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We’ve all at least known, if not actually been, a disgruntled former employee.  Disgruntled former employees (DFE’s, for short), are often problematic in the eyes of management. After all, they’re often the loudest, most publicly opposed to leadership. They’re completely unhampered by any societal obligations to their now-ex-coworkers, and unless […]

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B.O., Rotting Food, and Moldy Lemons
July 5, 2022

B.O., Rotting Food, and Moldy Lemons

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The dish was filled up with dishes that were only moderately rinsed and the drain trap was partially blocked with food chunks. The nearby counter had a plastic bag with lemons in it, given to us a week ago. One was covered in a soft, fuzzy blanket of powdery mold. […]

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What’s Your Priority?
April 6, 2022

What’s Your Priority?

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A question that often gets overlooked is “What does improving my life look like?” It’s easy to use other people’s metrics, but it’s crucial to find the metrics that matter the most for your own life.  Speaking for myself, it’s easy to assume that it means the same as the […]

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Don’t Break Belonging
March 30, 2022

Don’t Break Belonging

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If you’re a leader seeking to build belonging in your organization or team or loose confederation of monster hunters or whatever, you’ve got to build trust.  Trust, interestingly enough, is measured by its weakest facet.  This means you can have all the credibility in the world, but if you don’t […]

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February 24, 2022

Ukraine

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I am not a foreign policy expert, nor a diplomat, nor a politician. At the end of the day, I’m some dude in California who talks about leadership and makes monster art. I have the privilege of never knowing what it’s like to live in a country where war is […]

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Arbitrary Dates
January 1, 2022

Arbitrary Dates

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Happy 2022, everyone. You might find today to be a momentous occasion, as it’s the start of a new calendar year. After all, we’ve created parades, funding and budget cycles, national holidays, and a bunch of other cultural norms around this day. So if that’s your jam, ride that inspiration […]

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Falling On the Wagon
December 21, 2021

Falling On the Wagon

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The term falling off the wagon usually refers to someone breaking a habit. It’s pretty apt in the way that it seems very intuitive that one can fall off a moving wagon if they simply lose their footing and get jostled by the natural bumpiness of the roads that a […]

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