Entrepreneurship

The opposite of fear isn’t bravery.

The opposite of fear isn’t bravery. Photo by Matheus Ferrero on Unsplash Ever heard of courage porn? I bet you have. It’s the podcast that tells you that all you need is to be brave. It’s the book that tells you to overcome your fears. It’s motivational posters. It’s that TED talk. Let’s be honest. You could…

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Two different approaches to uncertainty.

Leprechauns make mayhem. Wizards make a raucous. Photo by Amy Reed on Unsplash Magically delicious. I mean, they’re frosted. So of course they’re going to be fucking delicious. But magical, too? Count this kid in. Fun fact: Lucky the Leprechaun has an alias. His drinking buddies supposedly call him “Sir Charms.” (That’s like believing that other people…

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ENOUGH: Flawed beauty and the portfolio model for hiring.

Eight. That’s how much is enough. When I was a kid, we swam in a pool with Dick Van Patten. Okay, that sounds weird. All of it. The then aging star from the hit TV show “Eight is Enough” was at a resort hotel at Disney World. He was there with his grandchildren. Round, tan, and…

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How to navigate the accuracy-precision dilemma

CUTS LIKE A KNIFE…HAND Photo by Jason Briscoe on Unsplash Karate Girl. She’s not a kid. She’s a girl. Who does karate. In the same way that there is an objective answer to the worst two hours of TV ever (Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978), there is a correct conclusion regarding the worst death scene in…

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UNVALUE: Saying “no” starts with yourself.

A Soul Half Full Catholic kids tend to have lots of Irish friends. In seventh grade my sister and I changed to a Catholic school named after Saint Brendan the Navigator. That last part is to distinguish him from all the other beatified Brendans you know. In my class there was even a real live…

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