Notes on Work and Life

You Need to Return to the Scene of the Crime

What classic literature, modern psychology, and my favorite coffee shops can teach you about confronting your past.

Jul 16 • Colin Black

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The Year I Skipped Saturday

Would you sacrifice today for a better life tomorrow?

Jul 2 • Colin Black

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June 2026

You Need to Stop Networking

Stop collecting contacts. Start building relationships.

Jun 18 • Colin Black

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All My Best Friends Owe Me Money

The hidden system that makes friendships, businesses, and communities work

Jun 4 • Colin Black

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May 2026

10 Reasons Your Son is Trash

On failure, criticism, and the words we let define us

May 21 • Colin Black

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Genuinely Weird

Why cult followings can’t be manufactured

May 7 • Colin Black

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April 2026

Start Here | Table of Contents

Lessons from business, history, and culture on doing work that actually matters.

Apr 28 • Colin Black

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Business for Humans: The Principles of Hospitality

What my parents’ meeting at Disneyland, Michelin-star restaurants, and my job cleaning toilets taught me about making business feel human

Apr 23 • Colin Black

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You Can’t Win Everyone Over

On criticism, ego, and the conversations that come too late.

Apr 9 • Colin Black

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March 2026

Cut It Off or Drown

What two prisoners can teach you about change.

Mar 26 • Colin Black

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Fortune Favors the Bold

Or at least the people who try

Mar 12 • Colin Black

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February 2026

80% Reliable. 20% Weird.

The formula for building someone’s favorite brand

Feb 26 • Colin Black

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