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Uncommon Sense Issue #357 is launched and ready to be devoured by you!  Let me unpack this. I’ve written about time management rather extensively over the years.  However, I’ve started to notice something that my previous writings may have overlooked.  The Self-Development column will give you some fresh food for thought on that matter. For […]

We live in a culture obsessed with time management. Buy a planner. Download an app. Color-code your calendar. Schedule your day in fifteen-minute increments. If that fails, buy a more expensive planner. Yet many highly organized people still end the day exhausted, frustrated, and wondering why their productivity never seems to match their intentions. Why? […]

Some time ago, I came across a statement by one Molly McNearney in which she reportedly lamented that political differences had become so severe that she had effectively terminated relationships with some members of her own family. Who is Molly McNearney? She is the Executive Producer and co-head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live. She is […]

Most web browsers haven’t fundamentally changed in years. Sure, they’ve gotten faster and prettier, but the basic experience remains the same: open tabs, search for information, copy and paste between websites, and juggle a dozen different tools. Dia aims to change that. Created by the team behind Arc Browser, Dia is an ambitious attempt to […]

I have something encouraging to say to any who strive for something but fail. Let me start by saying that, due to a recent birthday, I am not a young man anymore. But I still exercise with some regularity. It’s been a long time since I was able to run 1 mile in 8 minutes […]

Building Your Power of Expression Coterie, n. Pronunciation: ˈkōdərē Meaning: A coterie is a small, often exclusive group of people with share interests or tastes, or occupation, or social status, or purpose, especially one that is exclusive of other people. Usage: “The author was surrounded by a coterie of loyal admirers.” “A coterie of political […]

Uncommon Sense Issue #356 awaits you! I’ve got some informative content for you. The Self-Development column will lay out for you the value of the 80/20 Rule, something you’ve undoubtedly heard about but may need a tune-up on your understanding on how this can help boost your productivity. The Elephant in the Room column boldly […]

The world runs on imbalance. Twenty percent of your wardrobe gets worn eighty percent of the time. Twenty percent of your clients generate eighty percent of your revenue. Twenty percent of your friends are responsible for eighty percent of your laughter — and, inconveniently, probably eighty percent of your bad decisions. This charming little phenomenon […]

For generations, anti-Semitism was treated as one of civilization’s great moral disgraces — the ancient prejudice that culminated in ghettos, pogroms, and ultimately the Holocaust. Yet today, Jew-hatred has returned in forms both familiar and newly fashionable, often disguised as moral sophistication or political activism. Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas atrocities against Israeli civilians, […]

For years we’ve all accepted a strange bargain with internet search engines: in exchange for “free” search, we surrender our privacy, endure endless sponsored results, and wade through oceans of SEO sludge written more for algorithms than for human beings. That’s why I’ve become increasingly impressed with Kagi, a relatively new search engine that feels […]