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“Perfectionism is an unproductive use of attention. Self-hatred will not make us better.” – Sharon Salzberg Perfection has many faces. I’m sure you’ve seen it in yourself or in people…

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”- Rumi. Sometime, if we’re lucky, an…

“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” – Mary Oliver I’ve been transitioning since the beginning of the year. Adrift in a changing sea, I’ve moved homes,…

I’m always a bit shocked when I hear the infamous statistic that “90% of startups fail.” The beginning of any entrepreneurial endeavor can seem like a good idea at the…

“Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present.” – Alan Watts As I was leaving the condo this morning, I poked my head into my room…

A few weeks ago, Jerry and I were in London for a couple of workshops for the tech community there. During the second afternoon, we sent participants out in pairs…

Back in 2008, I’d started writing a blog post based around the assertion that “relationships are the new ashram”’ In other words: you can spare yourself a navel-gazing trip to…

Growing up in a fairly small town in Wisconsin, I went to a tiny private school where most classmates played sports, dated, and shopped together, while I did my own…