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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A member of a species that kills trees, this mushroom is not the first to be called the Humongous Fungus — and perhaps not the last.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
"I am free. It's a lot of effort to be free from the prison that is in your mind, and the key is in your pocket." - Edith Eva Eger
Businesses are realizing that rapid disruption without stability can lead to long-term failure. A new era of thoughtful, sustainable growth is emerging.
"Amid the chaos, he remembered his life being eerily calm as he knew it wasn’t if, but when they would be hacked to pieces. He just kept kicking."
Semyon Dukach — founding partner of VC firm One Way Ventures — adds balance to the founder mode debate.
College degree? Not so much. Employers want teams with a diverse skill set who can adapt to changing industry demands.
The co-founder of Wired magazine shares his insights on how a long-term mindset can shape a brighter, more innovative future.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
"In that conversation with Laozi’s text, I began to see the shape of my own life, the questions that opened seams, the patterns that pooled and shimmered."
Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
Late bloomers often find their moment of transformation when life throws them a curveball.
Fun in business is no laughing matter — it can create a golden strategic advantage and bring serious success in the long term.
Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil.
How to find the right balance between controlling teams and allowing them the agency to make mistakes — and learn from them.
In a world of distractions, several remarkable companies show why focus is the ultimate strategy for endurance.
By unlearning old leadership mindsets, cultures, and assumptions we can move from Industrial Age thinking to Intelligence Age thinking.
These practical strategies can help you conquer burnout and achieve a state of calm and focused productivity.
"When you feel the isolation setting in at times, you have to reframe your mindset."
For extraordinary long-term success in business we can look to insights from British Olympic cycling, Roger Federer and neuroeconomics.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
How “Catastrophe and Social Change” (1920) became the first systematic analysis of human behavior in a disaster.
You could call this rectangle covering parts of Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula the “Oven Window.”
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Like ultra-hardy plants that thrive in harsh conditions, businesses that see crises as opportunities are likely to win in the long run.
The Danish philosopher's simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
When caught between the urge for wholesale change and fear of stasis, the best approach is to take it easy.