What's it for? Making something fun is a good place to start if you're building a casual word game like Bongo. But it's not enough. Lots of things are fun, for a while, but that d ...
Sprints and marathons are both foot races, but they have very little in common. The training is different, and so is the technique. Which one are you signing up for? What about the thing you sell?
Media isn't a magazine or a website. It's a system. We can learn to see the system and contribute to it with leverage. There are three elements to consider in a media system that'
Emotions are often tied to events and events feel absolute. But events are rarely absolute. They're almost always relative. How does this compare to what I was expecting? How does it compare ...
And you can be the first on your block to play it. It's free. Click here to see today's game. Over the next week, I'm going to do a few bonus posts to explain how we thought about ...
Our culture is filled with man-made traps, situations worth avoiding. They have three elements: They're seductive. Traps offer a benefit and they make it easy to walk in. They are hard to get ...
Who is "I" and how does that "I" have the power to change the mind in question? What actually happens is this: A person cares enough to have experiences Those experiences ch ...
It's not just for little kids, and it might not be a bug in our culture. Whining might be a feature, something that all humans have a desire to do, regardless of our age or position. Let̵ ...
There are lots of cultural lotteries around us. The next pop song, the book that everyone is talking about, the blog post or video that goes viral it even applies to who gets into a famous c ...
Well, not always. That's why it's so important. We don't expect an actor to tell the truth. That's their job. Musicians and other performers are playing a role. And social n ...
Facts are important, but facts don't create learning. Stories do. A story fits into (and changes) our understanding of the world. Good teachers are storytellers, and storytellers are teachers ...
