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Waffle House—An American institution you can trust
Waffle House is more than just a breakfast restaurant. It's a symbol of America itself.
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2x spicy ramen—An exploration of personal agency and trust
I’ll never understand how a ninety-nine cent pack of low-quality noodles became a gourmet experience in America. That’s the power of marketing, I guess. Recently my wife and kids wanted to try this local ramen place. I was too lazy to make dinner (totally on brand for me)
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The profundity of personal post-punk philosophy
I’m no idiot, but I wouldn’t call myself a remarkably intelligent person either. If I’m being completely honest and letting go of any pressure to fake humility, then I have no problem saying I’m likely slightly above average intelligence. But, Jake, I can hear you say,
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Looking for my orange
One ordinary orange, one extraordinary moment of clarity, and a reminder that healing sometimes tastes sweet
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Maintaining personal equilibrium
The unexpected wisdom I found in economics: applying supply-demand principles to achieve balance in a life constantly pulling us in different directions
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How my kids inspire my art by managing upward
How children can inspire adults to reclaim creativity, wonder, and playfulness in their artistic pursuits
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What's a billion years really anyway?
Rather than being paralyzed by the incomprehensible scale of cosmic time, we should embrace and find meaning in our fleeting human lifespan.
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Growth at all costs? The case for corporate efficiency
Growth is a hell of a drug. But at some point, businesses gotta come down. Is now one of those points?
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Solution-made problems and cash from chaos
While everyone's saying how you should focus on using new technology to increase efficiencies, what if the real opportunity lies in foreseeing the consequences of solution-made problems?
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Make no promises beyond intent
Promising results just might bite you in the butt.
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How sketching helps me get over perfectionism
I haven’t historically thought of myself as a visual artist. I’m a writer, not a sketcher or a painter. Or so I thought until a few months ago, when seeing my kids’ drawings inspired me to give the visual arts a try. Now, as someone who’s added
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Curiosity as a business asset
Curiosity is an underrated business asset. Because curious people ask questions. And questions lead to new answers. But businesses want to hire know-it-alls. Hiring know-it-alls is fine as long as you never run into new problems. (Old problems aren’t really problems; they’re routine. They’re familiar. They don’