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April 23, 2026

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 […]

April 9, 2026

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 […]

January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026

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They Don’t Know What They Want. And They Won’t Be Happy Until They Get It.

It was the dawn of the internet for consumers. It was 1999. We did our work in person because this was before email, before Zoom, and before cell phones. Well, there was BlackBerry, but only for the wealthy or tech nerds. We traveled to meetings, even if it was a walk down […]

January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026

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Do You Need a Break or a Certified Forest Therapy Guide?

Probably both. If you are a highly sensitive idealist, activist, and creative with ambitious goals Warning: Content may cause sudden clarity and extreme joy, awe, and belief in humanity. Meet Lori L. Cangilla, Ph.D., psychologist and founder of the Singularly Sensitive approach to therapy for gifted adults and the Highly Sensitive Person […]

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2025

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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

December 2, 2025

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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

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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

November 5, 2025

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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

November 4, 2025

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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 […]