"Trump's attack on the First Amendment was nowhere near as traumatic as 9/11, but the repercussions and further escalation will bring about a level of destruction that physical violence cannot inflict." Over to you, Bob. brilliantcrank.com/over-to-you-...

“They're illusions, Michael. A trick is what whores do for money.” brilliantcrank.com/theyre-illu…

Which "people" exactly - based on what we actually know?

Making amazing coffee does not scale. We should know this by now. Also, money corrupts. Stay small. Stay true.

"We don't have to manufacture courage from scratch. We can borrow it from someone who faced what felt impossible and made it through. Someone who was just as scared as you are, but kept going when every instinct said quit." Borrow their courage. brilliantcrank.com/borrow-their...

"It’s time to take off the white What Would Jesus Do bracelet and put on the purple Nailed To The Cross one." The universe closed a door this week. And I’m done trying to pry it back open. brilliantcrank.com/the-universe...

I've never sold a book before so I don't know if 4 out of 5 is good, but it is my first star so I'm going to celebrate that victory! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHGHXMS4

Doing a bit of Fall preparation cleaning. www.ebay.com/itm/25704254...

"We're roughly five to seven years into our current fuckity-fuck cycle...If the historical pattern holds, we're in the lame, ugly middle phase—not the start, not the end. Just the long slog where everything feels stuck." brilliantcrank.com/the-fuckity-...

The new issue of Espresso Shots by @makoism.com is worth your time. Subscribe if you have not already. makoism.com/espresso-sho...

If you only read one thing by me on LinkedIn, please make it this post. Oh, and while you're there make a comment and like it. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

"Listen to me now and believe me later at your own peril—The floor is literally being rewritten under your feet, and most people are still debating whether this matters, doing everything to avoid AI." It's happening. brilliantcrank.com/its-happening/

Breaking news: there will be a major announcement any week now changing a beloved fast food chain.

Most AI advice feels like a cheat sheet for productivity hacks. I wanted something else: A way to use AI that respects creativity, intuition, and curiosity. So I wrote it. !!! Creative Intelligence: Don’t Ask AI, Think With It brilliantcrank.com/creative-int...

"I got a text from a longtime friend about the weight—the burden—of a potential decision he’s been lugging around like an 800-pound yoke. I texted back: “Don’t carry the weight of a decision that is not in front of you right now.” Going all-in on maybe. brilliantcrank.com/going-all-in...

Hey y’all. Stop doom scrolling and help me out for a sec. I’m trying to land the title for my upcoming book. There are a lot of opinions flying around, and I need to improve my signal-to-noise ratio. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

"We're accelerating toward a world where thinking itself is outsourced—and curiosity is treated as optional. leaders are closely observing their teams...studying which minds generate the ideas that matter." In search of better ground. brilliantcrank.com/in-search-of...

"People who lose themselves in AI were always going to lose themselves in something. Books, movies, radio, television, the internet—whatever promised them answers, purpose, or cosmic significance. The technology changes. The psychological pattern doesn't." brilliantcrank.com/every-genera...

“The real threat to creativity isn’t a language model. It’s a workplace that rewards speed over depth, scale over care, automation over meaning." The luxury of saying no. brilliantcrank.com/the-luxury-o...

"Companies aren't just cutting costs—they're finding their Minimum Viable Humans. This isn’t a layoff cycle. It’s a structural rewrite of what humans are for inside organizations." Minimum Viable Humans. brilliantcrank.com/minimum-viab...

"We don’t have to take the one-thousand-applications-trailer-living-and-service-job path. What if survival looked like ownership instead?" The coyote trap. brilliantcrank.com/the-coyote-t...

You are not your job search. You are not a failed application. You are not an algorithm's reject pile. The system isn't broken—it's functioning exactly as designed. Stop performing. Stop contorting. brilliantcrank.com/you-are-not-... R E A C T . R E P O S T . S H A R E .

“When everyone has access to the same AI tools, the real advantage isn't going to the people with the fanciest prompts—it's going to the people who know how to think with machines, not just through them.” It's time we stopped asking for vases. brilliantcrank.com/its-time-we-...

“In ten years, we're going to look at people we know who are still working in thankless corporate jobs like we do with people who are still playing World of Warcraft after everyone else moved on.” Open to work is the new tip of the sword. brilliantcrank.com/open-to-work...

“This isn’t the future i would’ve picked. but it’s here. and it’s ready.” Redesigning design, the cliff in front of us all. brilliantcrank.com/redesigning-...

"Let’s not pretend otherwise: if you’re working for someone else, you’re a cog in the machine. Doesn’t matter if it’s a team of two or a corporation of two hundred thousand—you’re a line item." Make no mistake, employees will always be just a line item. www.brilliantcrank.com/make-no-mist...

Minimum Viable Book… www.amazon.com/Eject-Disk-m...

“Somewhere between the launch of the iPhone and the cultural fallout of the pandemic—we lost the human currency of kindness.” Kindness feels radical. brilliantcrank.com/kindness-fee...

“Prompting isn’t a strategy. It’s a tactic. Most companies are still using AI like a vending machine—pushing buttons, hoping for genius. That’s not strategy. That’s panic.” Mo prompts, same problems. brilliantcrank.com/mo-prompts-s...

“If democracy is built on trust, and trust is built on relationship, then the collapse we’re living through isn’t just political—it’s personal. And it’s happening because we let disconnection become default.” Connection isn’t just personal. It’s political. brilliantcrank.com/connection-i...

“We’re not heading towards dystopia, we’re eggplant emoji deep in it.” We've built a society on bullshit and emojis. brilliantcrank.com/we-built-a-c...

I wrote another piece, this time for the folks I know who are grasping for reason in a steady state of panic. If this is you too, then let's go— brilliantcrank.com/resist-this-... If you're wondering what to do, start here: Cancel your subscription.

Everything's broken. You can feel it. It’s the spinning beach ball in front of us all. I’ve done something new to me, I wrote a new manifesto. It’s not polished. It’s not safe. But it’s true. brilliantcrank.com/eject-disk/

“That’s not creativity. That’s nostalgia in a leather jacket—and also every metal hair band from the ’80s.” This is your brain on nostalgia. brilliantcrank.com/this-is-your...

A friendly reminder that we are living in a kakistocracy—a “government that is ruled by the least suitable, able, or experienced people in a state or country.” brilliantcrank.com/unhinged-no-...

Tactics for taking on anxiety include journaling, three-second breathing, practicing stillness, setting intentions, auditing thoughts, and reframing The Dice — 037 brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-037/

Types of distraction, Eustace turns 100, Land Shark at 50, Boom without the boom, taming AI, and No buy '25 The Dice — 036 brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-036/

"If Google’s AI can’t even fact-check the popularity of a cheese, how the hell is it supposed to take over someone’s job? What’s the value of an assistant that does an amazing job 60% of the time—every time?" AI wants to rule the World, but it can’t handle dairy. brilliantcrank.com/ai-wants-to-...

America Needs You paired with solid lessons from Ikigai, Stoicism, Antifragility, Buddhism, and Ubuntu. The Dice — 035 brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-035/

A need for more literary men, watching the ball, indie web search, world revolution, make a better Instagram, and deconstructed Batman. The Dice — 034 brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-034/

I didn't know Pableaux, but from all the lovely remembrances I've read from many of you, he was a fantastic human being. I'm sorry for your loss.

“It’s too easy to experience dread right now and new protocols are needed to remain safe and of sound mind.” Empowerification and the art of saying “nope”. brilliantcrank.com/empowerifica...

Don’t quit just yet, Space Force’s newest duty, cold hard soup, network television’s denial, kill your Faceinstathreads, and your newsletter’s favorite newsletters. The Dice—033 it out now! brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-033/

Fireproof homes, general intelligence, rewild everything, American job switchers, B&N: don't call it a comeback, stop eating plastic, and the Art of Noise. It's issue 032 of The Dice. brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-032/

“You would think Meta would have learned its lesson in 2020, but here we are. Likely a sign of more hateshit to come in the next four years.” “Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit.” brilliantcrank.com/immigrants-a...

All of these properties for sale were destroyed by fire. Insane. malibumobilehomes.com/neighborhood...

Kidd Video, the original essays, Mr. Baseball, you must read to write, lessons learned from founder enshitification, meaningful year end reflections, and H4x0rOS for designers. Read more in this week's The Dice — 031 brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-031/

"Today, I’m better equipped to say ‘no’ than ever before—and looking ahead, that might just be the best result to come from this year." The year that was a masterclass in mixed signals. brilliantcrank.com/the-year-tha...

“It’s not just politicians driving the chaos these days. The press—playing to their selective bases—will play a bigger role in shaping the civic environment we’re being called to resist.” Ah, freak out. www.brilliantcrank.com/ah-freak-out/

The spice is right, hit pause, future reading, avoid cynisicm by traveling, intentional learning, critical thinking and sensemaking, and FAAFO in 2024. It's issue 30—Thank you for coming along for the ride! www.brilliantcrank.com/the-dice-030/