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Dependence Day
As we celebrate America’s independence this weekend it seems fitting that we should remember the enormous sacrifice of life and the...
Doug Weiss
Jul 3, 20223 min read
Strong Men
Perhaps you are familiar with Joseph Campbell's works exploring the great themes of mythology among which and most central to every...
Doug Weiss
Jun 26, 20224 min read
Victims and Perpetrators
Reviewing a podcast I recorded several years ago with my colleague, Alvean Lyons, I was reminded that the greatest predictor of...
Doug Weiss
Jun 19, 20225 min read
Managing Change
A conversation with a friend the other day has me thinking about change management, an admittedly unusual topic for a post but bear with...
Doug Weiss
Jun 12, 20224 min read
About the Quantum Bogosort
For those of you who may not be familiar with the word, or anyone needing a cool new Scrabble killer, a Quantum Bogosort is “a...
Doug Weiss
Jun 5, 20225 min read
All the me's I used to be
As I near one of those milestones signifying the years since my birth, I’ve been thinking a good deal about where I am in life—or more to...
Doug Weiss
May 29, 20224 min read
Doubt
In the aftermath of a week of thunderstorms and fog I spent an hour sitting out in the sunshine the other day talking with a good friend...
Doug Weiss
May 22, 20223 min read
Phantom Settlements
A recent book club choice, The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd introduced me to a delightful concept, the phantom settlement. Also known...
Doug Weiss
May 15, 20225 min read
Choosing Beggars
The social media site Reddit features threads on an extraordinary range of topics from the practical to the irreverent and ridiculous. ...
Doug Weiss
May 8, 20225 min read
Consumers
A mid-day trip to audition a potential replacement mattress got me thinking about the entire shopping experience, and my discomfort with...
Doug Weiss
May 1, 20226 min read
'Pataphysics
Metaphysics, the study of those concepts by which we define reality, is a familiar subject to anyone who took an entry level philosophy...
Doug Weiss
Apr 24, 20224 min read
The Power of Numbers
Recently, I wrote about the power of words. their ability to cause either genuine harm or bridge the divide between opposing views. ...
Doug Weiss
Apr 17, 20224 min read
Emotional Intelligence
Over the past year I’ve read a number of studies in reputable psychology and sociology journals that associate antisocial behavior,...
Doug Weiss
Apr 10, 20224 min read
IMO
In the event you are unfamiliar with Internet shorthand, IMO is the polite preface to a statement that indicates one is offering a...
Doug Weiss
Apr 3, 20223 min read
Kabuki
Shortly after I moved to Washington, DC in 80's to start a new company, I was invited to the home of a senior executive with deep...
Doug Weiss
Mar 27, 20224 min read
Hidden Persuaders
A landmark book written in the late 1950’s by author Vance Packard, Hidden Persuaders, offered a shocking insight into the world of...
Doug Weiss
Mar 20, 20223 min read
Grace
Observing the war in the Ukraine, an impending climate crisis which threatens our future existence, and political brinksmanship that is...
Doug Weiss
Mar 13, 20223 min read
Analog
Some months ago, I had my annual physical which included a neurological workup. I’m told this was essentially the same test a former head...
Doug Weiss
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Le Fin
In the very early days of the world wide web, as it was called, someone circulated a snarky link to a website with the catchphrase: The...
Doug Weiss
Feb 27, 20225 min read
It's Axiomatic
Our system of mathematics is based on axioms or in simpler terms, accepted and self-evident truths. However, the mathematician, Kurt...
Doug Weiss
Feb 20, 20224 min read
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