We heard a story last June from Rob Henderson about an academic he knew personally, who was being worked to death with a small-time teaching … The post Don’t Kid Yourself appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We heard a story last June from Rob Henderson about an academic he knew personally, who was being worked to death with a small-time teaching … The post Don’t Kid Yourself appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Over on the Infinite Loops Podcast #167 the author, entrepreneur, and former White House advisor (under George W. Bush), Dr Pippa Malmgren talks about leadership … The post Ego: Just Like Dust in the Eyes appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Over on the Infinite Loops Podcast #167 the author, entrepreneur, and former White House advisor (under George W. Bush), Dr Pippa Malmgren talks about leadership … The post Ego: Just Like Dust in the Eyes appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in the 5th Century BC, the philosopher Democritus was the first person to conceive of the idea of atoms. That the universe was made up of … The post Are you a Sneakerhead? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in the 5th Century BC, the philosopher Democritus was the first person to conceive of the idea of atoms. That the universe was made up of … The post Are you a Sneakerhead? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We all know that the larger a company gets, the harder it is for them to innovate at the pace of the early days. Even … The post What Space10 and the Beatles Share appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“It is to be remembered that all art is magical in origin – music, sculpture, writing, painting – and by magical I mean intended to … The post Going from Idea to Impact appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In Roman times, marble sculptures were highly prized status objects. Sure, they were expensive, but more than that, they were really hard to make. Every … The post Are You Leading Sine Cera? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Companies love, love, love talking about how great their values are and how strong their principles are. But as we all know, talk is cheap. … The post Are You A Fraud? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This insight comes from podcast host Chris Williamson, over on the Modern Wisdom podcast, Episode #670. When he was just starting out as a journalist, the social … The post Own It appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Over on The Knowledge Project Podcast, episode #158, the author, Aaron Dignan, talks about as a company becomes more and more bureaucratic (typically the result of … The post Are Metrics Driving You Mad? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In the original Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes 4-6), we see Luke Skywalker & Pals blow up a couple of Death Stars, redeem Darth Vader, and … The post Too Big to Fail? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We’ve all heard about the devastation caused by the opioid epidemic, which has ravaged families and communities globally. What’s truly sad is not only the … The post Make the Invisible, Visible appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
When we stop to think about it, most company meetings are a bit like speed dating. They’re designed to be focused, on point, efficient, and … The post How to Have More Meaningful Meetings appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This image is an idea inspired by the Dr Pippa Malmgren interview on the Infinite Loops Podcast #167. In the podcast, Dr Malmgren describes leadership, … The post Stop Climbing, Start Surfing appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
There have been a lot of stories in the news recently about how branches of the Military are having trouble meeting their recruiting numbers. Not … The post Not Everyone Wants Kinder and Gentler appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Over on Chris Williamson’s “Modern Wisdom” podcast #651, the college professor AND bodybuilder, Dr Mike Israetel, spends time talking about “The Pessimism Fallacy.” His thesis … The post Does Pessimism Serve You? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in 2009, the British philosopher, Simon Critchley came out with a delightful read called “The Book Of Dead Philosophers.” Critchley believed that how a … The post Thinking about death? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in 1947, on her 21st birthday, Britain’s Princess Elizabeth (who would be crowned Queen Elizabeth II a half-decade later), in a speech to her … The post Leadership is Communication appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In the book, “Blue Ocean Strategies,” the authors talk about the difference between “Red Ocean Strategies” and “Blue Ocean Strategies.” “Red” means an ocean awash with … The post Avoid the Sharks appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This image is inspired by the book, Principles, by Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s most successful hedge fund, Bridgewater. Early on in the … The post How Many Reality Gems Do You Have? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in 1961, at the height of the Cold War and three years after the creation of NASA, President Kennedy gave his famous “Moonshot” speech. … The post Inspiration is Rocket Fuel appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“We are meaning-seeking creatures. Dogs, as far as we know, do not agonize about the canine condition, worry about the plight of dogs in other … The post Are You A Meaning Making Machine? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We all live in a civilization. Call it what you will – American, European, Western, International, Intercontinental, Global – but it’s obviously real. The question … The post Where Are Your Manners? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
We’ve written before about “Quiet Quitting,” a new name for an old phenomenon that started making the rounds in 2022, where employees commit to just doing … The post Jobless Work is Joyless Work appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
“The void is the form, the form is the void” is a famous idea in the Buddhist Heart Sutra, on the reality of things. Thich … The post Why Nothing is Everything appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
A while back, we wrote that Elon’s business model is really all about getting people to talk about Elon. And that model continues to work. … The post The One Tech to Rule Them All appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Browse any type of media from the last few days- TV, Twitter, Instagram etc- and you’ll see endless posts about the new Barbie movie. It … The post Pink is the New Black appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in the 1990’s in the fashionable West Village neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, some clever entrepreneurs opened up a small bakery on Bleeker Street. No, … The post Is Adulthood Dying? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Joseph II was Emperor of the Austrian Empire back in the time of Mozart (His character had a big role in the 1984 film, Amadeus). … The post Don’t Be A Dictator appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in the early 2000s, the great brand and marketing thinker, Russell Davies, famously said that “It’s a brand’s job to be interesting.” It’s a … The post How to Be More Interesting appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
This week, after years of making disparaging remarks about third-party food delivery services like Uber Eats and Grubhub, Domino’s Pizza had a change of heart. … The post When Eating Your Words Pays Off appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Tony Soprano, TV’s most famous antihero, is quite a paradox. On one hand, he’s a complete monster who does terrible things. On the other, he’s … The post The Evil in Pity appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Remember the Peace Sign? Back in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, the hippies would hold two fingers up in a “V” to communicate “Peace!” … The post Why the ✌️wasn’t invented by the hippies appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Evolutionary social scientist (and also one of the co-founders of Cards Against Humanity of all things), David Pinsof, has one of the most amusing blogs out there, … The post We’re Calling BS appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
On the 4th of July in the United States, we are awash with red, white and blue pieces of cloth everywhere. It happens every year, … The post Nations Are Stories appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
According to Ray Dalio, mankind’s highest purpose is to evolve. Why? Because evolution is the fundamental nature of the universe. Not just with living things, … The post What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In 1990, what would become one of the most famous quotes from Jack Welch, the late business titan and former CEO of GE, was featured … The post All the Feels appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Ever have one of those days when you’re just tired of gossip? Gossip among your friends. Neighborhood gossip. Office gossip. Online gossip. Political gossip. Celebrity … The post Have You Heard? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
AI is the big new thing these days. New, new, it’s all so new. Except when it isn’t. For example, here’s an article in … The post People Are Not Pawns appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Imagine you’re a British RAF pilot who has just been shot down and captured by the Germans behind enemy lines. As soon as you arrive at the … The post The Secret of Influence appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
How do you stand out at the individual level in a world where everybody is trained to dress the same, get the same qualifications, read … The post How to Have Authority appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Have you ever had one of those strange dreams, where you’re, say, in an airport, trying to catch your plane, but before you can catch … The post Why Stories Run the World appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
The image above is a redraw of a slide the research psychologist, Gary Klein, once showed to an audience. Basically, a company that wants to … The post Where Do Insights Come From? appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
As we all know, thanks to technology and the Internet, the cost of doing business in the creative trades (advertising, design, photography, TV, etc) has … The post Someone Should Write a Screenplay appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
Back in 1971, Ilon Specht, a fun, 23-year-old New York advertising copywriter, sat down at her desk at McCann-Erickson, one of the big Madison Avenue … The post Small Ideas, Because It’s Worth It appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
In the 1999 book, “The Cluetrain Manifesto,” Doc Searls famously wrote, “Markets are conversations.” Buying a house requires a conversation between the buyer and seller … The post Spontaneity is a Meticulously Prepared Art appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading