Life is like Wordle. Perfectly legitimate decisions don’t always work. In business, we can make all the correction decisions, and still go bankrupt. In combat, we can make all the proper tactical and strategic decisions, and still lose. Making wise decisions can greatly increase our odds of success. But our success is never guaranteed. Likewise, . . . read more

There is a lesson that has been taught over and over throughout the ages: Power is not a product of increasing control. Control is an illusion. The more rigidly an autocrat tries to control a population, the more counter-productive and weak that leader becomes. The ultimate power exists when controlling the population is not required. . . . read more