Facing Gethsemane: What the Garden Teaches About Accept
In 2006, Wells Jones and I stood among ancient olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane after a month crossing Middle Eastern deserts.Read More
Don’t let Stories like Gino Bartali’s Burn
At 29, Bartali wasn’t just an athlete. He was the most famous sports figure in Italy. A Tour de France champion. A multiple-timeRead More
The Application Layer Is Underinvested
There’s a line I keep coming back to in Andrew Ng’s recent thinking on AI: the application layer is underinvested. Not misunderstood. NotRead More
Narrative, narrative, narrative.
Some weeks, a theme keeps showing up in my inbox until it demands a post. Lately, that theme has been narrative—who owns it,Read More
Humans Need Humans
Humans need humans. No matter how fast the models get, how crisp the renderings become, or how frictionless the interfaces feel, we’re still wiredRead More
I think Meta’s Avatars Are Missing One Thing: Soul
‘We invested $70 billion to discover that people don’t actually want to attend meetings as soulless cartoon avatars.’
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The Loneliness Epidemic: Why Connection Still Matters
A new APA poll reveals that one in three Americans feels lonely every week—proof that our hyperconnected world still leaves us longing forRead More
Día de los Muertos — Where Laughter Meets Legacy
Maria came by this week with sweet bread, sugar skulls, and laughter that filled the house. It was Día de los Muertos —Read More
Voleur! Hold My Beer: The Louvre Job
When thieves can get in and out of the Louvre in seven minutes with €88 million in jewels—and the only camera’s pointed theRead More
There will come a moment
Moments of testing don’t arrive on schedule. They arrive to measure your preparation. Wisdom isn’t a gift—it’s earned, stored, and drawn upon whenRead More