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Free Feature Idea: Potluck – For Pitching In

August 27, 2018

Potluck dinners are one of the great inventions of humankind. So why not bring the potluck concept to more (or all) parts of life? People want to connect with each other, and they do it best when they’re helping each other. We […]

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The Power of Simple Parties

August 2, 2018

I recently attended one of the best birthday parties I can recall. What’s odd is how this party stood out to me at all. It had no bumping music, no fancy lights. No one was drunk or high or gorging on fine […]

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Think About Your Family Name Like a Brand

July 9, 2018

I was driving through Atlanta yesterday when I noticed a family name I recognized decorating a highway sign. You see things like that in Atlanta and in many small towns (like my hometown of Charleston). A few founding families can […]

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The Social Capital Economics of Over-Apologizing

June 15, 2018

Acting in the world requires a tolerance for failure, which requires a tolerance for what for some people is the most difficult form of failure: disappointing or pissing other people off. You are going to burn social capital with other […]

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Dear Older Family Members: About That Tech Help You’ve Been Wanting

May 31, 2018

Dear parents and older relatives, Please don’t ask us to help you with your phones/computers/tablets anymore. For years we’ve gotten a sense of ego gratification from being the tech experts at our family reunions, on our trips home to visit you, […]

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5 of the Best Little Things About Returning Home

May 20, 2018

1. Hometown radio stations This might be the first bit of home you pick up as you drive down the last stretch of interstate before home. The song choices, the DJs, even the ads are all reminders of days spent […]

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A Tip of the Hat to Moms Everywhere

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018

Dear mothers of the world, You are complete badasses. It takes complete badassery to bring more human beings into the world. First, you have to put up with everyone patronizing you for your entire pregnancy, while you struggle to keep down the […]

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