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Something to Read: “Wabi Sabi is the art of honoring the beauty of imperfection.” This quote came from Adam Grant's new book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things [...]

Talking Points is a collection of ideas we’re reading, listening to, watching, observing, absorbing, and experiencing. What can you expect from each article? We’re not entirely sure yet, but the [...]

We are headed into the biggest holiday of November, the Thursday that binds all Americans together in a shared experience. One of the things that makes Thanksgiving memorable is that [...]

Part Two: "Default to Truth" - Did you find it ironic that in all the examples provided by Gladwell in this section, the default to truth was actually people defaulting [...]

Point Taken Book Club "Talking with Strangers" by Malcolm Gladwell: Post 1 One of my new neighbors here in Jersey is a woman that primarily speaks Portuguese. Her dog and [...]

My son Ben and I were at the park last week and I stuck up a conversation with a parent on the playground. I’m new to town and 100% shameless [...]

I took a pass at using Chat GPT – maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s the newly released AI system that is causing quite the stir, especially on college campuses [...]

We have all heard of the phenomena of ‘quiet quitting’ where employees report they are not willing to go the extra mile, or even the extra inch, above what is [...]

There is something inherently optimistic about the start of a new calendar year.  The new calendar page makes us feel like we have a new beginning. We can leave the [...]

I’d like to recommend a short read for your long weekend. Tara Haelle recently published an article titled "Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful"  She [...]