August 19, 2026
August 19, 2026
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The Hero’s Journey, Part Three: The Road Back Isn’t Backward

On career ladders, starting over, coming home, and learning to count happiness as data We heard you. You want stories, not articles. Your brain is a story machine, seeking patterns and structure. This is a story from inside the world and mind of an origin founder of the GPC Community. Follow along […]
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August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
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The Hero’s Journey, Part Two: When Was the Last Time Your Life Loved You Back?

On grief, achievement, exhaustion, and an unexpected message from Edgar Allan Poe We heard you. You want stories, not articles. Your brain is a story machine, seeking patterns and structure. This is a story from inside the world and mind of an origin founder of the GPC Community. Follow along for the […]
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August 17, 2026
August 17, 2026
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The Hero’s Journey, Part One: The Trouble With Being an “Idea Person”

Who gets to decide when a gift becomes a liability? We heard you. You want stories, not articles. Your brain is a story machine, seeking patterns and structure. This is a story from inside the world and mind of an origin founder of the GPC Community. Start here and come back twice […]
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August 10, 2026
August 10, 2026
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My Secret for Cutting Through the AI Noise

Two women, brilliant writers, past 50, make the most sense For the past 3,000 years writers have not used AI to get their thoughts and stories in a final form worth putting into the world. I’m one of those writers. I’ve been turning observations and strategies into stories for 50 years, and […]
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July 15, 2026
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July 15, 2026
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Meetings Are Terrific, If You Know What You’re Doing.

Human Nature, Sex, and Meeting Experiences If you are good at having sex, you’re probably good at conducting meetings or participating in them. If you are an experienced journalist or good at listening instead of talking and getting the story, you’re probably someone I want in a meeting. I came to this […]
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June 10, 2026
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June 10, 2026
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Your Relationship with AI? Healthy or Toxic?

I did not want to write this because I care about you more than AI ever could. Whether you’re excited, ambivalent, or disgusted by the growing prominence of AI tools and topics, I offer a new perspective on what this relationship means to you. Other humans taught me how healthy or toxic […]
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June 1, 2026
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June 1, 2026
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Networks We Nurture, Mailing Lists We Delete

A story about people who matter. Somewhere after 45, we want quality relationships instead of acquaintances. We get smarter about our gifts and limitations. There’s an urgency that comes as we move closer to death and notice that time, money, trusted friends, and our usefulness to others shifted.   What If That […]
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May 22, 2026
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May 22, 2026
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You are Gifted, not ADHD. Well, Maybe.

Identical Does Not Mean Same Thing. Ask Any Parent of Identical Twins. Why do we even bother to take up this subject again? Why do we feel like we have to explain everything twice or three times? It’s mentally exhausting to the gifted adult and more than irritating to adults with brains […]
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April 23, 2026
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April 23, 2026
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Intelligence That Cannot Be Automated

I love humans, especially the intelligent The more I see about AI topics, the more I appreciate humans. Even if you know how to use the AI tools and ask the bots to tell you how much noise, news, and analysis there’s been around chatbots or large language models since this all […]
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