by unthink | Feb 5, 2025 | Blog Post
President Kennedy’s ExComm team faced a pivotal moment during the Cuban Missile Crisis. When Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara aggressively pushed his view, Kennedy stopped him with a gentle “Bob, may I share a different perspective?” That small...
by unthink | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog Post
The average knowledge worker switches between 13 different apps per hour. That’s 13 context shifts, 13 mental resets, and 13 opportunities for distraction. Microsoft’s research shows each switch takes 23 minutes to regain full focus. The math is brutal...
by unthink | Feb 3, 2025 | Blog Post
In 1950, the average American cookbook contained 85 recipes. Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” featured 524 recipes. Today, a single food blog can host thousands. We collect them like trading cards, yet master none. This pattern...
by unthink | Feb 1, 2025 | Blog Post
Howard Hughes, the billionaire aviator and filmmaker, lived two distinct lives – one of remarkable achievement and another of self-imposed isolation. In his early years, Hughes chose the burden of innovation, breaking aviation records and revolutionizing film...
by unthink | Jan 31, 2025 | Blog Post
Bill Gates would vanish into the woods for a week each year during Microsoft’s peak. No emails. No meetings. Just books and deep thinking. But this wasn’t casual reading. While others devoured business books searching for success formulas, Gates hunted for...
