This is a place that I have been thinking about for a long time. A place intended to help me understand myself. 

And I am inviting you to  join me on the this journey from now own. 

 

This is not a course. It’s not a program.
It’s not a system you have to follow.

And it’s not something you’re meant to “finish.”

In fact, I am expecting to not really finish it. 

 

Structure that Protects Agency

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Here you will find frameworks that have helped me think clearly, build a resilient life and organize my actions--resisting coercive actions and not acting coercively

 

 

Start here: Foundations: Structure, Process, Rhetoric
Explore: The Content Wall (essays, drafts, tools)

 

 

 

 

 

WHO I AM 

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I’m a retired clinician, educator, and builder of usable models—frameworks you can apply when life gets noisy,

 

organizations get rigid, or conversations get hijacked by fear and certainty. I have given talks both to large groups, small

 

groups and individuals. 

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I’m interested in one central problem: The nature of the choices people make. I look at how people and systems lose

 

agency and follow, even in times they are not looking at their best interest—and how to rebuild it without replacing one

 

kind of control with another.

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Most “self-improvement” fails because it treats the person like a machine and the world like it’s stable. Real life isn’t stable.

 

So I work with structure (clear boundaries), process (feedback loops), and language (how meaning gets captured or

 

distorted). When those are aligned, change becomes sustainable. When they aren’t, you get drift, burnout, conflict, and

 

forced compliance masquerading as virtue. 

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This site is built like a museum: a place to explore ideas in layers. Some rooms are polished. Some are working drafts.

 

Everything is here for one purpose: to help you think clearly, choose well, and build a life you can stand behind.

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​WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE

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• Foundations: the core lenses (Structure · Process · Rhetoric)

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• The Wall: essays, models, and drafts—organized like exhibits

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• Tools: checklists, prompts, and templates you can use immediately

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• Media: short videos and longer conversations (added over time)

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• And More

 

​​​​​​​This is a space to slow down and notice how ideas actually work —
 

how structure forms, how meaning emerges,

 

and how people often talk past one another without realizing it.

 

I have noticed how little people really listen and how often we talk past one another without realizing. 

You won’t be told what to think here.

 

You’ll be invited to notice how you think.

What this is

A collection of short stories, sketches, and thought experiments.

 

Each one explores a moment where understanding either formed — or failed —

 

because of how structure, language, or intention was used.

Some are historical.

 

Some are personal.

 

Some are uncomfortable.


 

Some you might laugh at==
 

All are meant to be explored, not agreed with.

How to use this space

There’s no correct order. This is the first iteration of this site. So don't think you have to read it like a book. As I process

 

my thoughts, exhibits will be added. 

In these exhibits, you can:
 

• Start anywhere

• Read one piece or wander through several

• Sit with something and come back later

• Explore the links to other pieces

• Visit the Giftshop

Think of this as a museum more than a classroom.

 

You don’t need to “get it right.”

 

You just need to notice what catches your attention.

 

In the Giftshop: there are items for free, for participating with, and for purchase if your interested. 


The Invitation

The first thing is to look at some of the sketches that I have drawn==

 

well written but in keeping with the museum motif these are sketches.

If you’re curious, choose a door below.

 

Each one opens into a different way of looking at the same questions:

 

How do we make sense of the world—and of each other?