Curated Essays
Selected perspectives from The Long View
The ideas that make up The Long View weren’t developed overnight. They’ve been shaped by years of thinking, building, advising, and paying attention. This page is a curated selection of essays that capture the heart of that work—pieces chosen for how clearly they reflect the perspective, questions, and patterns that run through all of my writing. If you’re new here, this is a good place to begin.
Time Horizons
How the timeframes we choose shape what we see—and what we miss.
- Time Horizons – Why When Matters More Than How Fast
- The Long Simmer of Mastery – What slow cooking teaches us about careers, craft, and lasting success
Leverage at Any Age
Where small advantages compound into disproportionate outcomes.
- Nothing Happens Until Something Moves – How Leverage Shapes Outcomes at Every Stage of Life
- Thinking Is Leverage At Work – Five Simple Ways to Get Out of a Thinking Rut
Stuff My Dad Never Told Me
Essays about the things no one spells out, but most people learn the hard way.
- No One Hands You The Manual – Learning life the hard way—and realizing that’s okay
- The Loneliness of the Provider – What nobody tells you about being “the rock”
Live Edge Lessons
What experience teaches when reality pushes back.
- Life Isn’t Cut Square – And That’s The Point – On curves, mistakes, second attempts, and learning to work with what shows up.
- The Zen of Sanding – Finding Presence and Calm In the Repetition
Food for Thought
Reflections that live in the long view, even when they don’t fit neatly elsewhere.
- Food For Thought – Ideas that don’t fit neatly anywhere else—but still matter
- Stop Asking For My Opinion – When feedback becomes spam, listening stops—and trust goes with it