Essays by Ken Lane

Full essay here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/flipphone

What if making better decisions was a matter of asking yourself, "How will I feel about this decision in two hours?"

You can read this full essay here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/the-two-hour-rule

Originally featured here:

https://kenlane.substack.com/p/your-job-right-now

Read this essay for free here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/nobody-cares

From https://kenlane.substack.com/p/simple-but-not-easy

Read this episode here: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/nicknaming-your-stuff

Transcript: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/dont-find-a-job-you-love

Read full transcript at: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/no-buy-year-2024

I dumped my jar of favorite quotes into AI and asked it to organize them by theme. This episode is the result. I hope you enjoy and are inspired.

Quotes: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/jar-o-quotes

https://kenlane.substack.com/p/howdy

Have you ever noticed how most folks you cross on the street will mirror your demeanor?

A nod for a nod.

A wave for wave.

A "good, thanks" for a "howareya?"

Ok, maybe a hug attempt receives a "whoa whoa whoa, easy there, big guy."

For the most part, you can disarm most folks with "friendly enough" neutrality—shifting your weight toward kindness.

Thoughts tend to work the same way.

(More continued in episode because it won't all fit in the description box.)