We Are the Champions (of something or another)
Maybe this is the year you win your world championship. You just need to think creatively about WHICH championship.
Only Losers in the Building (Fall 2025 Update)
In-game sports betting is creating more losers more quickly than ever.
Blessed Are the Monkeybearers
Nobody seems to want to “put the monkey on their back” at work. But what if putting the monkey on your back was a kind of superpower, a jetpack to success?
Ears Wide Shut
It’s impossible to hear when we are focused on screaming; to listen when we are focused on performing; to heal when we are focused on hurting.
Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible.
Show of hands: how many of us need to join Team Glock?
You Got To Have Friends
A week in an awkward social situation has gotten me thinking about the skills needed for friendship, and its importance in our lives.
The Death of (Traditional) Funerals
Traditional funeral services and burials are out; celebrations of life and cremations are in. The way we say goodbye to loved ones is changing.
How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons (Update)
The reasons we have so much trouble admitting that we were wrong about song lyrics tell us something about why it is so hard to change our beliefs on any subect.
The Race for Third Place
I asked ChatGPT to write a post for me. Then I tried it for myself. When was the last time you went to a library?
Replacement Theory
Chat GPT would be delighted to take over my writing duties at boneconnector.com. He’d be a lot quicker than I am, and not half bad. But would I give him the job?
Should I Ditch the Dictionary and Drive a Dredge?
A new study attempts to rate the jobs most and least vulnerable to AI. It’s fun and thought-provoking — but don’t take it too seriously.