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July 2025

The Anti-Relevancy Guide to Staying Relevant
Lessons from the megachurch on the power of staying in place and letting the culture come around to you
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Kate McKay
54
Sunday Firesides: It's Fine . . . Until It's Not
Ted, who’s married, notices that he’s frequently finding reasons to swing by Lauren’s cubicle for a chat.
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Kate McKay
13
5 Things Farmers Have Taught Me About Work, Life, and Legacy
Agrarian lessons for knowledge workers on how to live well
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Brett McKay
19
Sunday Firesides: Do a Deadlift for the Departed
While funerals today are generally sedate, sedentary affairs, in ancient times it was a different story.
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Kate McKay
17
Dying Breed Dialogues: Kyle Chayka on Escaping Algorithmic Sameness
Why coffee shops all look the same, the real meaning of curation, where to find serendipity in a standardized world, and . . . do you really like wide…
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Brett McKay
24
Sunday Firesides: Write the Last Chapter First
​​Ever read a novel that started strong but completely unraveled by the end?
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Kate McKay
20
A Tour of Our Home Office
We’ve lived in our current home (the only home we’ve ever owned) for thirteen years now.
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Brett McKay
57
Sunday Firesides: Stuffed, But Starving
The modern world overwhelms us with inputs.
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Kate McKay
19
The Sociology of Success
On the necessity of having both the steak, and the sizzle
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Brett McKay
40

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