The Practical Operator

You know the tool has taken over the minute the project stops being the work.

The first price you're quoted isn't necessarily your only option. A practical guide to finding the medication you need at a price you can manage.

Meetings can be useful. They can also consume hours of everyone's time without accomplishing much of anything. A practical look at why we meet, when we shouldn't, and whether an email, an asynchronous update—or simply letting people work—might sometimes be the better answer.

Remote, in-office, or hybrid—which actually works best? I’m starting to think the answer has a lot less to do with where people work and a lot more to do with how we manage them. Maybe we should spend less timcounting days in the office and more time figuring out whether the work is actually getting done.

You do not need one perfect productivity app - you need clear rules, simple boundaries, and a small set of tools you can actually keep using.

A simple reminder that it is never too late to begin, restart, or take one small step forward.

I bought a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV new, and from a driving perspective, I genuinely like it:

Big changes get all the attention.

Twice a year, I do a quick checkup on our cell phone plan.

Sometimes we want X so badly that we forget we already have Y.