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An Ode to Curiosity and Curious People
In 1935, Eleanor Roosevelt published an article in The Saturday Evening Post titled “In Defense of Curiosity.” In ...
My Dad’s Teeth
My Dad is the dream dental patient. He role models superb oral hygiene. I remember, as a kid, our dentist saying, ...
Appreciation for Practical Skills and Keeping Your Word
My parents gave me a sport coat earlier this year. The sleeves were too long, so I looked for an experienced ...
Process, Routine, and the Power of Caring Less
In college, my friend and mentor Mark Lundstrom taught me that “earning good grades gives you more freedom.” I had ...
Financial Liquidity: Providing Context for Investors
Liquidity – the ability to convert assets into cash – generally worries investors.[1] In talking with clients and ...
Context Appropriate Communication: Comparing Investment Performance to Forest Sustainability
The growth of ESG investing – which screens investments and firms based on environmental, social, and governance ...
Dollar-Cost Averaging: An Effective Investment Hack
Classic lessons and finance fundamentals inform my approach to investing. Start saving and investing early to ...
Options and the Risk of Missing Out
In graduate school, I conducted research on managing risk in the forest industry. My working assumption was and ...
Framing Disruptions
Simple approaches can focus the mind. When thinking through the means and mechanisms by which disruptions could ...
Developing and Hiring Managers: Values Come First
A new manager, whether promoted from within or hired from abroad, must learn to communicate and model the values ...
Brooks Writes Stories: How Did It Go in 2023?
In mid-2017, I started submitting and tracking my fiction writing, and have since posted updates ...
Data, Technology, and Judgment
We homo sapiens seem overwhelmed by information, technology, and choices. We sadly struggle to manage the daily ...