I’m currently watching the Harry Potter movies for the first time. I just finished the second one, and at the end, Professor Dumbledore tells Harry: It’s not our abilities that […]
Social and Self-Help
Your Inner Hero Is Bored — Let It Out
We need heroes. And I don’t mean the spandex-wearing kind. I mean the regular sort; the ones who don’t even realize they’re heroes yet. Because whether we know it or […]
Finance and Economy - Making Money - Social and Self-Help
Enough Was Always Enough (We Just Forgot)
You know that nagging voice that always comes while you’re sitting on the couch being taunted by your phone, the one that says “buy just one more thing online,” or […]
Finance and Economy - Making Money - Social and Self-Help
What’s Wrong With The “Really Really Free Market” Movement (it’s not the movement)
The “really really free market” movement – this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Someone, someone with a heart for community, organizes an event on a regular […]
Finance and Economy - Social and Self-Help
Could You Survive Prosperity?
There’s an old Puritan adage that goes something like this: Ninety-nine percent of people can go through adversity and not lose their faith, but only one percent can go through […]
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Here We Go; Somewhat Reluctant Financial Idealism
What if we all decided to stop over-consuming? I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately. And for me to think about it, it must be pretty serious because, I’m […]
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The Two Kinds of Gifts
There are two kinds of gifts. The first is given without strings attached; no expectation of return, no mental ledger keeping. The second comes with more of an implicit contract, […]
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What If We Rewarded Making the World Better?
Here’s a bit of a thought experiment for you: What if we could build a society where people were rewarded for making the world a better place rather than worse? […]
Health and Wellness - Social and Self-Help
If We All Wore Our Sins on Our Shirts
About six months ago I rewatched The Scarlet Letter. The Demi Moore one. And even as I was sitting there, halfway paying attention and halfway judging the costumes, I knew it […]
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Why Small Gifts Matter More Than Big Systems
Given the focus of my work over the last two years, I’ve been thinking a lot about how people relate to each other through the exchange of things. Not those […]