Read time: 1 minute, 377 words. A few months ago, I released an album, stars and static 2026. And then I forgot to share it with you. It’s the second volume in my geofi series. The idea is simple: music rooted in place. Real field recordings. Captured on location. Then shaped into lofi pieces that try to express how a place feels. For this album, I sampled sounds from Naples’ central train station, Selma, the Carolina lowlands, Little Rock, Beale Street, the Willard Hotel, Lincoln Center,…

Read time: 1 minute, 271 words. How do you stay close to people who don’t share your craft? I struggle to maintain relationships with people outside my creative world. Most of my friendships form through making things together. Projects, deep work, shared obsession. So when I’m buried in an immersive creative project, people think I’m ghosting them. But I’m not disappearing. I’m just deep in the work. 👉🏾 Check the infographic below for 10 ways to create and maintain friendships with…

Read time: 1 minute, 410 words.With America’s 250th upon us, a yarn for you. Benjamin Franklin didn’t begin by joining powerful rooms. He built one. In 1727, at just 21, he founded the Junto in Philadelphia. It was a mutual-improvement club for tradesmen and practical thinkers. Not elites. Not aristocrats. People who wanted to read, debate, learn, and make their city better. Ideas from those meetings helped lead to several important Philadelphia civic institutions. Franklin didn’t wait for…

Read time: 1 minute, 329 words. I read a line in the Financial Times that stuck with me. For first-time passengers in a driverless car, it takes ~2 mins to go from astonishment to boredom. Two minutes. No driver. The steering wheel moving on its own. A century of human habit disappearing in real time. And then? It just feels normal. That may be the future of innovation. The impossible won’t just become possible. It will become boring. Check the infographic below for inventions that may amaze…

Read time: 1 minute, 362 words. In 1914, the British Navy had 62 battleships. By 1928, it had just 20. The fleet was shrinking. The empire was shrinking. But back at headquarters, something strange happened. The Admiralty staff grew by almost 80%. More administrators. Less work. That absurd pattern became Parkinson’s Law: Work expands to fill the time available. And once you see it, you start seeing it everywhere. A 30-minute task takes all afternoon when you give it all afternoon. A meeting…

Read time: 1 minute, 322 words. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was in Florida, after a stop at Boston Rotisserie Chicken. His friend was driving. A car suddenly cut across the lanes. They nearly crashed. His friend was shaken and angry. But Archbishop Tutu didn’t assume the driver was careless or selfish. He wondered if they were rushing to the hospital. Maybe a baby was coming. Maybe someone they loved was sick. 👉🏽 Here’s how to stop assuming the worst … and taking things personally. -KabirSeven…

Read time: 1 minute, 302 words. This Memorial Day, we salute those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But we should also ask how more of us can serve. I was working in banking when I joined the Navy Reserve. My family was against it. But serving overseas showed me the military is looking for skilled professionals. Bankers can brief clearly, make fast decisions, and optimize spending. If you are asking what comes next in life, consider service. The military could become part of your portfolio…

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