HeyJaredThe Conversationalist
I write about life as it really is: the hard bits, the hopeful bits, and the ordinary magic tucked inside the everyday. I coach one-to-one with people who want something deeper than what a screen, a book, or a video can offer.
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The oldest enchantments didn't begin with lies. (opens the original)
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One day the mirror started answering back. At first people were delighted.For centuries it had only reflected what stood in front of it. Now it could explain the reflection. It could reorganize it, improve it, reassure it, even challenge it. Some people said it understood them better than their closest friends.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w-bf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%
Answering a question you have misunderstood (opens the original)
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I've started to think this happens far more often than we notice.One of the most memorable scenes in The Little Prince begins with a pilot who has crashed in the Sahara.He’s alone.His airplane is broken.He has eight days of water. Every thought becomes the same thought.How do I get out of here?How do I fix this?How do I survive?Most of us know this desert. It isn’t always made of sand.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-fjE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressi
The End of the Expert Economy (opens the original)
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Written in a facility that regularly handles uncertainty.ALLERGY WARNING: May contain traces of ambiguity or crazy ideas<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="812" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fg1V!,w_
Collected Observations (opens the original)
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Collected observations from two decades of journeying with people through life's big and small moments... in no particular order.24 Triple distilled ideas. Curious about one? Just ask.<img alt="" c
Pay attention (opens the original)
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Years back, I remember sitting in the cancer clinic waiting for chemotherapy.Before each treatment, one of the nurses would wrap a warm towel around my arm. It wasn’t a grand gesture. Just practical. The warmth helped bring the veins closer to the surface. Funny what survives in memory.The Conversationalist is a reader-supported publication. To receive …<input
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