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Everything Is Sales
One of my favorite quotes is "everything is sales." Not really for any particular reason. Maybe not even because it’s true. Just because it’s…
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To Teach
My dentist is a world-class user of analogies and metaphors. Every time he needs to explain something to me about my teeth, or my gums, or a root canal…
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The Art of Becoming Unhappy (For a While)
Something I’ve been thinking about lately is why we fill the middle of our lives with big games of accomplishment and difficulty, when we already know…
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Insane People Are Usually Right About Something
Author’s note: sometimes writing Square Man is easy. I have the big idea for next week right after I post this week. When that happens, one week of my…
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The Sort of Person
A member of my family moved out to L.A. after college. He began working in casting. The first couple of years he was there, he got some interesting…
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Nature, Nurture, and Name
The debate on Nature versus Nurture has been raging for a long, long time. And as far as I’m concerned, it shouldn’t be such an intense debate. Because…
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On the Fabric of Relationships
Romantic relationships are life or death. Make no mistake. They are either life, or they are death. Being single forever, being in an uncooperative…
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Square Man, Round World
Square Man, Round World
Stories and lessons for fitting more lovingly and productively into the world. Published every Wednesday.
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