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Culture or Situation: What Comes First?
What would change our mind about why some people succeed? What would give us a reason to think differently about…
A Meditation on Rumination
What's the difference between meditation and rumination? One can open the door to calm insight, while the other can lead…
The End of the Beginning: AI and the future of Human Agency
When the people competing to build the most powerful artificial intelligence start agreeing that they need to slow down, we…
Looking Good Without Looking: An Experiment in Style, AI, and Agency
David James Olney and ChatGPT 5 September 2026 Over the last few months, I have been my own lab rat…
A more capable union: How the United States can own its mess
3 September, 2026 This report applies the argument developed in How the hell did we get here? Why the West…
Getting on the road to somewhere: How the West can own its mess
This report follows How the hell did we get here? Why the West is a mess. Executive Summary The West…
How the hell did we get here? Why the West is a mess
A systems account of political economy, social connection, emotional maturity, health, and institutional problem solving Executive Summary How the hell…
Mentoring with Me
In late 2013 I was happily engrossed in finding and assimilating fascinating ideas, while I was preparing to teach Complex…
Why you should consider asking a learner question, before you end the conversation with a suggestion
I just finished listening to the 4th Edition of Marilee Adams outstanding book, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life. The…
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