staying true to yourself

Poetry series cover — Verse & Reflection by Brian Comstock
Poetry

Poem: What They Say

Sometimes I’m mad,
Sometimes I’m sad,
Sometimes I’m glad,
But mostly, I just feel I’ve been had.

They say press on,
They say you’re doing great,
They say you might even be a rockstar,
But in truth, I feel too late.

They say keep going, you’re almost there,
But it begs the question, where?

The pain is too much to bear,
It […]

A drawing of a person and two people with arrows pointing to the center.
Decision Making

Two Human Operating Models You Live Your Life By Without Even Knowing It (Probably): Solving Problems vs. Seeking Validation

To be human is interesting, to say the least. We do things for reasons even we don’t understand (Thinking Fast and Slow, cognitive biases, Influence by Robert Cialdini, etc.). Let’s boil it down to two fundamental drivers of essentially all human decisions and actions. Without this realization and understanding, you will be very […]

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