Seth's Blog

Insider jargon, previously known as cant, is designed to keep outsiders out.

Just about everyone commutes to work, by car or by public transit.

I know that you know that taking this exit will get us to Sheridan Drive, but the person who’s likely to be driving down this road in a few minutes has no idea.

but it isn’t.

The truth is, I’m not a good worker.

On the 19th of October, I’m doing an open Zoom call for members of purple.space and those that might be curious about how cohorts and mutual support open the door to possibility.

Don’t bring a spreadsheet to a fear fight.

Marketers and politicians too.

It might be us.

On a good day, my bongo score looks like this: Compared to all the people who have played this morning, it’s right at the top.

Civilized culture is based on a thin sort of friction.

The djinn go back millennia, powerful and elusive creatures of the supernatural.

In October, the apples in New England are some of the best in the world.

A very long rant, riffing on the opportunity for bootstrapped startups who seek to create value using AI.

Someone who has seen a lot of movies but has never made one has a certain kind of knowledge.

Imagine if your job required you to maintain an updated handoff doc, something the boss could give to a new hire that would let them immediately get caught up on the work.

I’d heard a lot about critical theory but didn’t really understand what was being talked about.

Consistency costs extra.

“Vanity” has the same root as “in vain.”

Rock and roll came from the transistor radio.

If you buy a coal mine, the business model is simple: dig out as much coal as you can economically justify, then walk away.

We avoid this question all the time, and it costs us.

Organizations invest to create an audience that sticks with them, either because they have no choice or because of an emotional connection.

The mass market is seductive.

The last of the series!

We can either accept that this is the state of our audience and plan appropriately… Or do the very difficult work of changing their state.

Jennifer is a marketer, project manager and impresario.

The problem is with the “and.”

I don’t believe we’re each born with a purpose.

Nicole Walters is a bestselling author, a TV star, a community leader, a mom and a maker of magic.

They’re not the same.

Our world is shaped by contagious and competitive games.

Who’s it for?

I’ve built a simple website that facilitates the conversations that can help us get unstuck.

All this week, to celebrate the launch of The Knot, I’ll be posting conversations I’ve had about problem-solving.

But you can.

The sensitivity analysis for a decision is easy to overlook, because we tend to focus on the expected outcome.

If you sit down to watch a documentary and realize, about ten minutes in, that it’s actually a feature film, everything about it feels off until you shift into a different mode.

Sometimes we make poor choices.

If you can provide the cheapest, fastest and best option, there will be a line out the door for your service or product.

But this job is.

Maps are easy to sell.

Let’s imagine the airline you run had to cancel just one flight a year.

One person isn’t a lecture, it’s lunch.

The office worker has learned to dread the annual review.

Seen.

The Knot is coming.

Lazy isn’t a moral failing.

One kind of school is about culture, compliance and community.

The opposite of “I don’t know” isn’t “I’m certain.”