September 8, 2026
Duck
September 8, 2026
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I no longer require my ducks to be in a row.

I would, however, appreciate a reasonably accurate head count. Organizing ourselves and keeping our heads on straight is exhausting. For normal adults this is a daily struggle to referee the many voices that never cease inside our heads with the many voices, sounds, and sensations outside our heads. We want to live […]
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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
Two people
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
AI relationship
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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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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April 9, 2026
Dan Rather
April 9, 2026
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Top 10 Substack Writers are Past 80

What can you learn and what do they have in common? Compound money and what do you have? Wealth. Compound creativity and what do you have? SuperAgers with successful Substack publications. Neuroscience research for 30 years confirmed that creative practice isn’t merely protective for the brain, it actively builds cognitive capacity throughout […]
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