Risk Archives

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Boring Reality – 7 Takeaways No. 249

Reality? Meh. Safety versus courage. Mattering takes time. Sociological thermodynamics. Black, white, and gray. Gathering courage. You can’t handle the abundance.

Two marshmallows siting on an otherwise empty table top in a gradeschool classroom.

Take What Is Available Now – 7 Takeaways No. 230

There is only risk. Unexpected tax burdens. Cog to agent transition. The marshmallow isn’t what we thought. Time choices. Concentrate on living. How to get lucky. Magic is real.

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Dive Headfirst Into the Goo – 7 Takeaways No. 229

Diving in. It’s all an experiment. Disappointing lessons. Enthusiasm’s contagious. Black, white, and gray. Getting kinder. Another way social media’s broken.

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Everything Is a Crisis – 7 Takeaways No. 219

The opposite of curiosity. Questioning Barriers. I dunno. Simple is difficult. More curiosity. Everything’s a crisis. You should read this newsletter.

Curiosity Is Life’s Superpower – 7 Takeaways No. 186

Making the effort. What’s real? Optimism in spite of it all. Curious? Making friends. Get off the couch. Fallacies are seductive.

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Everyone Filters What They Say – 7 Takeaways No. 162

Sure, there’s other stuff, but let’s not overlook how amazing things are.

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The Suppression Of Viewpoint Diversity – 7 Takeaways No. 149

Hope, Choice, Risk, Distraction, Rituals, Cancel Culture, Savoring