At the root of most anxiety is the unknown. I’m feeling a lot of this lately. What if it doesn’t work? What if it’s bad news? What if this escalates? What if it ends? Our ability to cope with what is not yet known ends up defining so much of who we are, how we behave, the decisions we make,…

Like some of you, I operate in the feedback space, constantly and methodically evaluating what is working and what isn’t. But this post is about an entirely different sensation; being a goofy, unrestrained, unadulterated fan; being swept away in the perfection of a thing, and seeing it for all the good that it is. As consumers, we need unapologetic fan…

I’ve talked about singularity in this blog, as well as belonging, long-term relationships and the difference between good and great. I’ve obsessed over design (or the lack thereof) and extolled the power of words. All of these themes thundered through my chest as I learned that one of my longtime collaborators, Clive Piercy, the creative director of LA-based design shop…

If I stop writing, will people forget about me? Or unsubscribe? Will my ideas still be there when I return to them? And (quietly), have I’ve wasted this opportunity by “taking a break”? Or alternately, does is not matter…enough? Isn’t it interesting to see what the mind does to sabotage an otherwise great idea. These were a few of the…