Category: Off The Cuff

  • The Psychology of “Breaking” a Big Note

    The Psychology of “Breaking” a Big Note

    Whether we view big notes as “real money,” leverage them as precommitment guardrails, or fear the floodgates that open once they are broken, the form currency takes dictates how fast it leaves our hands.

  • Tip for Tap

    Tip for Tap

    Human relationships require flexibility, context, and emotional intelligence, not an automated script that responds to every defect with a reflex strike.

  • The Hunters and the Hare

    The Hunters and the Hare

    .. it is often tempting to just go for the smaller, visible hare rather than wait for a stag that might take days to appear. But the only way to successfully hunt a stag—the bigger prize—is with the other person