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Tony Coretto

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Four Words for 2024

In reflecting on what went well (and what didn’t) in 2023, and on what I’d like to do better in 2024, I didn’t want to come up with a…

Dec 29, 2023

Fear, Revisited.

A recent medical scare caused me to reflect on transience, impermanence, and loss; it also caused me to think about simpler, more…

Oct 5, 2023

Oct 5, 2023

You Can Lose Everything in an Instant

Life is contingent and unpredictable; cherish every moment and make them all count.

Jul 13, 2023

Jul 13, 2023

Philosophy on Two Wheels: Motorcycling and Instant Enlightenment

The mythology of enlightenment follows a well-known script: our hero, usually jaded from wasting their time in frivolous pursuits, realizes…

Jun 22, 2023

Philosophy on Two Wheels: Motorcycling and Instant Enlightenment

Jun 22, 2023

The one thing you need to know for a good life: A is A.

Aristotle’s famous law of identity states that “A is A” — that is, a thing is identical to itself. While this may seem fairly trivial…

Dec 1, 2022

The one thing you need to know for a good life: A is A.

Dec 1, 2022

Self-Discovery on Two Wheels

In May and June, my wife and I were on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, motorcycling in Tuscany and on the rugged islands of Sardinia and…

Sep 22, 2022

Sep 22, 2022

People are the solution, not the problem.

A few weeks ago, I was traveling in Montana, Wyoming, and California, skiing and snowmobiling with family and friends. The first part of my…

Mar 22, 2022

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People are the solution, not the problem.

Mar 22, 2022

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Is Planning Good or Bad? Yes.

Some familiar quotes have been swirling in my head over the last couple of weeks or so, as I’ve been making plans for the New Year:

Jan 13, 2022

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Jan 13, 2022

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How to Create More Freedom at Work

From the greeter at Walmart to the highest-paid Fortune 500 CEO, those who work for someone else are faced with severe constraints on how…

Nov 30, 2021

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Nov 30, 2021

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A Humble Recommendation for Intellectual Humility

Intellectual humility as a virtue has taken a real beating lately: our bruising political “discourse,” rancorous media punditry, and…

Mar 25, 2021

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A Humble Recommendation for Intellectual Humility

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