April 23, 2026

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 […]
April 9, 2026

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 […]
February 17, 2026

Brains at Birth

Giftedness and Starting Gate Advantage As you watched the Winter Olympics this month, did you notice that the gold, silver, and bronze winners may differ only by a fraction of a minute, inches instead of meters, and a total score combination of technical excellence (skill) and style (performance)? What does this have […]
December 31, 2025

2025 Winner of In-Your-Face, Daily Deluge, Confusing Content

It’s Not Trump In 2025, artificial intelligence dominated headlines and articles more significantly than coverage of Trump and his administration. Trump news was noisy and disturbing; yet, the narrative surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) was far more pervasive and multifaceted. The sheer volume and variety of perspectives on AI, spanning existential concerns to […]
December 2, 2025

Ever Wonder Why The Most Successful People Make Time for You?

The first week of December, Trish would open her schedule for a long lunch and engage in deep listening and storytelling about everything that makes us human. We would resist the temptation to talk about work. We could do that all other days of the year, and we often did, for more […]
November 17, 2025

Book Therapy

Write Your Own Prescription for Sanity During a crisis, the human brain shuts off all questionable information and demands truth, verifiable facts, and reliable direction. Fire? Where is the exit? Pandemic? Where is the vaccine or emergency room? Tornado? Where is the safe room? When the crisis is not real but manufactured, […]
November 5, 2025

Everything Is A Story. Her Manifesto is Our Theme Song.

Linda Caroll. She Had Us at “Hello” Where do the pros go to improve writing and storytelling mastery? Linda Caroll does not write about herself, so I will. Every Tuesday and Friday I watch for her Hello, Writer! Substack. It’s a big deal priority because I feel one percent clearer and stronger […]
November 4, 2025

If You Are Human, You Are Authentic

The confusion with AI ends here Authentic is what you are all of the time. It’s not a noun or a choice. It is what you are, even when questioning or searching for your authenticity. Every living human is authentic, and this story explores why it matters more to adults who become […]
October 11, 2025

What if the Wonder of You Shows in Storytelling Skills? Not Branding.

Do you know this problem? You want to be seen and understood. You want customers –the good ones, worthy of your time and talents. More income would lower your stress, but you’ll be happy with some steady cash flow every month. Marketing feels like selling and you don’t like it. Someone told […]