Growth
Growth
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Sep 10, 2026
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3 min read
The Distance Between a Bust and a Steal
What if the thing you’re disappointed in isn’t the problem—the expectation is?
Growth
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Sep 7, 2026
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3 min read
A Thumbs-Up Isn’t Helping
Sometimes “Let me know if you need anything” is just a thumbs-up with more words.
Purpose
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Sep 3, 2026
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2 min read
The Song Didn't Change. You Did.
Same song. Different listener. What the music we return to can reveal about the people we've become.
Family
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Aug 31, 2026
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6 min read
The Kid You Imagined Isn’t the Kid You Got
And becoming the dad they need might require changing more than you expected.
Family
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Aug 3, 2026
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3 min read
The Father He Wanted to Be
Matt Fogelson on fathers, identity, and the gap between knowing and becoming
Purpose
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Jul 27, 2026
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3 min read
The Weight of Compounding Expectations
You may be comparing your life to someone who doesn't even exist.
Growth
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Jul 23, 2026
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2 min read
Optimizing a Good Time
The older I get, the less convinced I am that the best memories can be scheduled.
Purpose
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Jul 6, 2026
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3 min read
Never Confuse the Latest Chapter with the Final One
We have a habit of deciding who people are long before they're done becoming that person
Growth
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Jul 2, 2026
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2 min read
Stop Planning for Every Contingency
The goal isn't to predict every problem. It's to become capable enough to face them.
Growth
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Jun 22, 2026
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4 min read
The Uncomfortable Skill of Not Knowing
We've become experts at finding answers. The problem is that life's biggest questions still don't come with them.
Family
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Jun 18, 2026
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2 min read
There Won't Always Be Another Road Trip
Why assuming there will always be another time might be costing us the one we have now.
Growth
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Jun 4, 2026
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2 min read
The Villains Always Think Everything Means Something
We build entire stories around tiny fragments of incomplete information.
Family
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May 21, 2026
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2 min read
The Most Important Part of Your Day Might Start at 6 PM
You can spend all day providing for your family and still accidentally give them whatever energy you have left over.
Growth
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May 18, 2026
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4 min read
The High-Maintenance Maintenance Director
How a fun article turned into a lesson about humility, praise, and why so many good men struggle to simply say “thank you.”
Growth
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May 14, 2026
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1 min read
At Some Point, You Already Know Enough
When smart people start saying the same thing I’ve been thinking, maybe I’m not crazy.
Growth
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Apr 27, 2026
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2 min read
Most People Never Get Closure
Most endings don’t resolve. They just... stop.
Growth
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Apr 23, 2026
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2 min read
Courage Is Rarer Than Genius
Plenty of people have good ideas. Few actually act on them.
