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Thank you, 2020. It was terrible and wonderful.

I started writing this note by trying to take stock of a few things about this year that were good.

The process was easier than I expected. Sure, 2020 has been a dumpster fire year in many ways. But when I really stopped to think about it, it wasn’t hard to identify several things in my life that wouldn’t have happened were it not for the world coming to a stop.

I began learning a lot more, for example. I used to identify as a “lifelong learner,” and at some point it became one of those things...

What Would You Say If You Could Go Back in Time?

If you could go back in time and give advice to yourself right before the pandemic hit, what would you say?

Here’s my answer. Let’s assume it’s January 2020, just as we’re beginning to hear news about a strange virus in Wuhan, China…

Welcome to the beginning of the strangest year the modern world has ever known. You don’t realize it now, but life as you know it is about to change drastically.

Remember how you’ve been talking to everyone about “working from anywhere” for the past decade? Well, ...

We did it. Now what? 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Friends and readers, we did it. It actually happened!

I’m reminded of the quote that’s attributed to Winston Churchill: “You can always count on America to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options.”

The monumental U.S. election results won’t change everything, but they do send a clear signal of most Americans’ wish for change. We have slain the dragon, for now.

When I wrote about the election a few weeks ago, I got more response than anything I’ve shared in years. In fact, ...

We did it. Now what?

Friends and readers, we did it. It actually happened!

I’m reminded of the quote that’s attributed to Winston Churchill: “You can always count on America to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options.”

The monumental U.S. election results won’t change everything, but they do send a clear signal of most Americans’ wish for change. We have slain the dragon, for now.

When I wrote about the election a few weeks ago, I got more response than anything I’ve shared in years. In fact, ...

We did it. Now what?

Friends and readers, we did it. It actually happened!

I’m reminded of the quote that’s attributed to Winston Churchill: “You can always count on America to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options.”

The monumental U.S. election results won’t change everything, but they do send a clear signal of most Americans’ wish for change. We have slain the dragon, for now.

When I wrote about the election a few weeks ago, I got more response than anything I’ve shared in years. In fact, ...

We did it. Now what?

Friends and readers, we did it. It actually happened!

I’m reminded of the quote that’s attributed to Winston Churchill: “You can always count on America to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options.”

The monumental U.S. election results won’t change everything, but they do send a clear signal of most Americans’ wish for change. We have slain the dragon, for now.

When I wrote about the election a few weeks ago, I got more response than anything I’ve shared in years. In fact, ...

We did it. Now what?

Friends and readers, we did it. It actually happened!

I’m reminded of the quote that’s attributed to Winston Churchill: “You can always count on America to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options.”

The monumental U.S. election results won’t change everything, but they do send a clear signal of most Americans’ wish for change. We have slain the dragon, for now.

When I wrote about the election a few weeks ago, I got more response than anything I’ve shared in years. In fact, ...

We did it. Now what?

Friends and readers, we did it. It actually happened!

I’m reminded of the quote that’s attributed to Winston Churchill: “You can always count on America to do the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options.”

The monumental U.S. election results won’t change everything, but they do send a clear signal of most Americans’ wish for change. We have slain the dragon, for now.

When I wrote about the election a few weeks ago, I got more response than anything I’ve shared in years. In fact, ...

A Love Letter to Trump Supporters ❤️

I’d like to speak to any of my readers who have supported the current U.S. president in the past, or who are planning to do so again this year. Believe it or not, I’ve been trying to understand where you’re coming from.

I wrote and rewrote this post at least three times before figuring out what I wanted to say. I knew that if I insulted you, you wouldn’t listen—which is fair, because I don’t tend to listen to people who insult me either.

One of you wrote to me recently to say that I must thi...

Feeling Depressed in 2020? It’s Not Just You 😔

When we all went into this thing in March, I tried to remain as positive as possible. I still believe everything I said before, about how I want to come out of this time better than I was when it started, etc. We can only worry about what’s within our control. And of course, let’s try to be kind to one another.

But then the spring turned to summer, and the summer to fall (at least in my part of the world). And nothing really got better! Quite the opposite, in fact.

Now we’re all setting low exp...