A deceptively simple-seeming concept I’ve been giving a lot of thought to recently can be summed up like this: "It's not you. It's not me. It's US." Seeing a relationship like this lets both parties see it for what it is,
This simple heuristic (that I mentioned…last week?) comes from improv theater (among other places, I’m sure) and is used to keep a scene going. When it looks like a scene may be coming to an end prematurely, one actor can say (or think to themselves) “Yes, and…” and
This line comes from a letter Jung wrote in response to a fan (psychologists have fans?!) who wrote in asking that most basic of questions—how to live her life. The dominant culture around her (Switzerland around the turn of the 20th century) told her to get married and do
One of the topics I find meandering across my consciousness every so often is the importance of context. Ironically it's appeared across multiple contexts. Let’s look at a couple of examples. First, when I was writing for a B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) cybersecurity/authentication company,
I've used this expression a lot over the years. Most often it comes to mind when someone is midway through telling me about how their bosses always seem to have it out for them, no matter how many times they change roles or employers. Somehow, magically, somebody else
Update 2 (3/13/24): I’m constantly amazed at how things can both change and yet remain static over time. Since this was posted, with the below update, I’ve been caught up in layoffs, started freelancing, and built up two new web presences (this newsletter and a blog
I’ve been struggling to come up with a great opening line for this, the new home for my personal ramblings on the web. I thought about going serious: “Welcome to I Like How You Think, where we’ll tackle the big issues of the day...” I thought about going