The Kinetic Blog

January 21, 2013

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

This past week I have been thinking a lot about Lance Armstrong.  His story was so inspirational to me.  Here was a man who survived cancer and who seemingly defied the odds to win race after race after race. Seemingly . . . We all lie.  We all cheat, and we all break rules. But […]

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January 13, 2013

Out of Sorts

I have felt out of sorts since returning from a trip to see my family over the holidays. To be candid, I have been slightly depressed.  My grandmother would say, “Depressed?  There is no such thing.  Now eat!” But here I would like to be a bit more nuanced. So how do I better describe […]

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December 24, 2012

Lessons From An Outlier

Abstract: Just in case you think I favor my niece, here is one from ages ago about the unique strengths of my nephew (who is now 18!). — I am in Montana for Christmas. My sister and brother-in-law love to ski and they sure as heck picked an amazing place where they can enjoy that […]

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December 16, 2012

It’s Elementary

Abstract: Ugh, so many of my older blogposts are in response to a mass shooting.  This is one I wrote after Sandy Hook.  The lessons, though, for us today, remain salient . . . when you are faced with the unexplainable in your own life or in the life of the nation, read, write and […]

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December 10, 2012

Razor Sharp Analysis

Abstract: Occam’s Razor, the best this man can get (ha, a Gillette pun). I love competing hypotheses, total science geek here!  I help my clients all the time evaluate decisions with the ultimate goal in mind, whatever it may be.  Here is how I practice what I preach.  A blog from late 2012, with updates. […]

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