THE INFAMOUS BLOG

Last week, I wrote an article called, “How Will Trump Fail?” The article lightly applies the science behind insights to predict the ways in which the Trump administration will fail the American electorate. It’s a piece meant to stimulate a response. My audience consists of mostly upper-middle-class readers who work in HR, marketing, IT, and…

A few weeks ago, I had my garage painted by a fifty-two-year-old woman who just wanted to talk. She’s an individual contributor, proud of her craftsmanship, and wanted to take advantage of the companionship to make small talk and chat about her life. I work from home. I’m alone all day. I get it. So…

The election in America reminds me that interpersonal communication, which is an exchange of information between two or more people, is super complicated. Very few people seek to understand before they speak. We don’t ask enough questions, and we rush to declare our opinions before we even fully realize if the people around us want…

My international friends want to know what the hell is happening in my country. “Why did Hillary Clinton lose?” Well, she didn’t win the electoral college. That’s not what they’re asking. They want an analysis of what went wrong, but I’m not a big fan of post-mortems. We won’t learn anything from her campaign’s mistakes.…