All Thoughts by Brendan Stec

That's a hassle

Lumbergh: Hi, Milton. What's happening? Milton: Nothing. Lumbergh: I'm going to have to ask you to go ahead...and move your desk again,...

Pride, part 2

Last week I wrote an article about pride at the individual level. Today, I hope to tie this into an armchair analysis of pride in broader...

Incurvatus in se

What is the most dangerous of the seven deadly sins? Is it envy, which drove Cain to kill Abel? Is it lust? Wrath? This is a fun topic,...

Tit for tat

Thoughts on cooperating (and competing) with others Trust, But Verify One afternoon in 2019, I Venmo’d a random stranger $50 for his...

Iceberg Theory of Jobs

Thoughts on doing work for the unglamorous reasons When I watch the Olympics, I often feel a bit envious of the athletes who are...

I quit social media, for a different reason

Thoughts on scaling back on social media No One Seems to Know I'm Gone Why did I quit? You might be aware of those depressing...

Political animals

"Oh, everyone believes In how they think it ought to be Oh, everyone believes And they're not going easily" “Belief”, John Mayer Agree to...

Giving ulcers to avoid ulcers

Fire the Messenger Is it true that CEO’s take out their stress on the consultants, who take it out on the flight attendants, who take it...

This is water

Thoughts on controlling how and what you think Inside Your Local Bar & Grille I went into a local takeout place recently to pick up...

One foot in order, one in chaos

Thoughts on what we can learn from someone who climbed the 14 tallest mountains in seven months Project Possible I recently watched a...

Stop this train...

Thoughts on accepting the passage of another year Every year it seems to happen the same (at least for me... ). “I can’t believe how...

Jelly of the month club

Thoughts on high expectations In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold's high expectations for a phat Christmas bonus are...