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When parents join their kids’ social media

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There’s a pattern to how platforms rise and fall. Critical mass looks permanent, until a whole generation quiet...

Future of Relaxation

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We’ve become so overstimulated by technology that we now need technology to help us relax. A new category of &#...

Prestel LA 2026-03

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I’ve spoken at family office conferences about succession and governance many times. This was different: I spok...

Victoria School Phone Ban

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Victoria just expanded its school phone ban to smartwatches and headphones. Good. But let’s not confuse a schoo...

What term to use to describe “it”

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“Social media” is the wrong name for the problem. And because we’ve named it wrong, we keep solving...

Proxies

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Cheap dopamine is the Trojan horse of modern misery. And the antidote isn’t another app.

Dedicated Screen Free Time

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We all wish we had more time with our families. So, the question becomes: how to make the most of the time you have w...

Generational Change & Tech

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We used to sort people into neat generational boxes. Boomers. Gen X. Millennials. But that model is breaking. The sam...

Kurt Vonnegut Quote

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Kurt Vonnegut once said: “I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you...

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My favorite pause of the year. Wishing an easy fast to those observing!

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A friend who observes the Sabbath said something to me recently that hasn't left my head:

"A day without the phone is better than a holiday with it."

No notifications. No scrolling. No half-presence while your mind is somewhere else. Just one day, fully here.

We spend so much

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15 Sep

The biggest mistake in succession planning?

Assuming the baton can be handed off when the time comes.

Great transitions happen long before the handoff.