I recently completed a fascinating article about the history of Thanksgiving in the U.S. Despite what you might think, the “first feast” was meager consisting of seafood, wild game, and raw pumpkin and cranberries. (Note the exclusion of fried turkey, pumpkin pie and cranberry relish.) Another fun fact: forks didn’t exist. Historians have confirmed that our first Thanksgiving was eaten using the hands, a knife,...
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There was always high demand for something cold during the hot Florida summers where I grew up. Lemonade stands were a popular way to earn some extra cash. One summer day, a kid down the street set up a competing lemonade stand. Over the course of a few hours, I noticed my nemesis had more foot traffic, including one of my best neighborhood friends. I...
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The number four is pretty cool. For music nerds like me, the number has lots of significance. For example, in most modern music, time is constructed in four beats per measure. In ancient times, the number four signified “wholeness” and “completeness.” Even today, we orient ourselves using the four cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west. As it turns out, the number four has significance...
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Blind spots are everywhere. The most familiar are those related to your car such as that zone you can’t see in the rearview mirrors when driving. (Personally, I still can’t see that zone even after unnaturally turning my head over my shoulder.) We also have mental blind spots. There are aspects of our personalities of which we simply are not aware but probably drive others...
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I really hesitated in writing an article about Insights. I could imagine the groans because this is the most overused word in my profession, but bear with me, as I would like to give you a different look. Let’s start off with defining what an insight is not. It is NOT a fact or data point. Rarely will an insight emerge from a single...
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