We have to nourish our bodies, but since ancient times, there is something about sharing a meal that makes us more human. Most species compete for the food available, with the exception of small offspring. But we humans do something remarkable: we share. And together...
Dogs are fantastic animals, and they give us so much. Company is one of those things. The also ground us, make us appreciate the moment, the simple things. If you take a dog for a walk, you cannot rush it, you have to stop, let it in; and only then continue. But the...
Some of my Mobile World Congress-going friends may yawn at this one, but a few days ago, Thierry Breton, the European Internal Market and Industry Commissioner brought up again, the imbalance on how many tech giants like Google and Netflix (sometimes called...
Cats don’t train. Don’t lift weights. They do yoga stretches, but not like reps, just one, or two. And then, when something pikes their interest, they go into an explosive display of motion. Once done, they are back to napping. We are not cats. We...
Nothing is either black or white, red or blue. When we categorize things, what happens in the spaces between? Is someone who has $999,999 in the bank less a millionaire than someone holding $1,000,001? Same thing happens to -for example- partner categories. The...
There is only two ways to get better at something: By learning and by practicing. Learning implies we’ll do new things, that we will challenge the way we see things and go against our own grain. When we learn, things may seem wrong, and we should be willing to...