Long ago, a wealthy farmer was leaving on a long journey. His business was successful and increasingly so. And there was the problem. In his absence, who was going to take care of his affairs? He saw an opportunity. He gathered a few of his most trusted employees. He...

The sprint to Christmas is upon us. The retailers are nervous - and maybe you are too.  So in the spirit of helping, I thought I'd share 5 favorite reads from 2024 that would be good to put under the tree.  Several of these I have highlighted before as they...

Addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure. Happiness is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure. The former emerges passively. The latter takes work. Andrew Huberman We are all addicted to our phones. The research...

I recently read Robin Dunbar's book Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships.  Dunbar, a Professor at Oxford, is well known for his concept known as Dunbar's Number. Dunbar discovered that the number 150 reoccurs at astounding...

"We are ‘unleisurely’ in order to have leisure” Aristotle "For, to reduce everything to a single truth: work is less boring than pleasure.” Josef Pieper It was the Hollywood party to end all parties. A blend of celebrity, money, and hedonism that propelled its host to...