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Wired for connection

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We are wired for connection. It’s one of our most fundamental human needs. Facebook promised to satisfy it: sud...

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Desocialisation

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Technology didn’t just make life easier — it made it more isolated.The question isn’t what we’ve gained…It’s what we’...

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Wealth Reimagined

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

15 years ago, a health crisis forced me to stop. At the time, I had five operating businesses, a handful of non-profi...

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Sabbath as ancient wisdom

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

A life without pauses slowly forgets itself. Rest isn’t the absence of work. It’s the architecture of a meaningful li...

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The nexus between death and time

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

In family enterprise the hardest conversations are usually the ones we postpone — legacy, succession, death. When we ...

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A Moment to Taste

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

When was the last time you actually took a moment to taste your food? Day 2 of the 7-Day Power of Pause Challenge inv...

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Morning Pause

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

What’s the first thing you do in the morning? If the answer is checking your phone, it’s time to start intentionally ...

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Social Is Displacing Google

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

For years, Google dominated search. But for many in Gen Z, discovery now starts on social. Short-form video, creator ...

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Quick Wins

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

You don’t need more time. You need more balanced moments within the time you already have. My Power of Pause Toolkit ...

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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

The biggest mistake in succession planning?

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

Great transitions happen long before the handoff.

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