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Rainy day surfer | Seth’s Blog Of course you’re going to get wet, that’s part of the sport. And yet, only the hard core surfers show…

It’s just a week until Valentine’s Day, a multi-billion dollar spending jamboree. As often happens, the people we depend on for much of it get the…

This takes guts, and hustlers are afraid to do so. Thirty years ago, when the avalanche of email spam was on the horizon, I proposed that…

Polishing the problem | Seth’s Blog I won’t walk away. I won’t ease any of the constraints. I won’t forgive. I won’t get a coach. It’s…

Work on climate problems is actually about efficiency. It’s easier and cheaper to avoid sloppiness and side effects than it is to clean the mess up…

When there’s an overwhelming amount of incoming, it’s possible to bear down and simply get through it. 200 emails because of a product launch. A project…

Halfway projects | Seth’s Blog Half a canoe is worth less than no canoe at all. On the other hand, eating half a pear is much…

Every system, every bureaucracy and every organization creates boundaries. Sooner or later, we say, “I’d love to fix this, but I’m not in charge of that.”…

Complaining is a cultural phenomenon, but it’s particularly prevalent in societies with a consumer culture (the customer is always right) and those where comfort is coming…

Peter Drucker didn’t say “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” but reality rarely gets in the way of a good quote. But what does it mean? I…