Phone Use in Relationships: The Number That Matters
Why the Phone Next to Your Partner Is the One Quietly Hurting the Marriage I have read most of what gets written about phone use in relationships, and almost all…
The foundational concept behind K2 Effect — treating relationships as intentional systems rather than leaving them to chance. Covers what Relationship Design is, why it matters, and the philosophy behind building love with structure.
The Four Seasons of a Relationship and When Each One Shifts
The Four Seasons of a Relationship and When Each One Shifts
The Four Seasons of a Relationship and When Each One Shifts A couple sat across from me last autumn and described their relationship as stuck. Indeed, both were accomplished professionals…
The Compound Effect in Relationships Beats Grand Gestures
The Compound Effect in Relationships Beats Grand Gestures
The Compound Effect in Relationships Beats Grand Gestures Darren Hardy describes in The Compound Effect how he journaled one thing he appreciated about his wife every day for a year.…
Essentialism in Relationships: The Week-by-Week Discipline
Essentialism in Relationships: The Week-by-Week Discipline
Essentialism in Relationships: The Week-by-Week Discipline Greg McKeown opens Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less with a principle that has stayed with me since I first read it: when a…
Successful Couples Need Structure Over Relationship Advice
Successful Couples Need Structure Over Relationship Advice
Successful Couples Need Structure Over Relationship Advice She had read twelve books on relationships in three years. Attachment theory, love languages, communication frameworks, conflict resolution models. She could name the…
Here Is What Ambition Does to Intimacy Without Structure
Here Is What Ambition Does to Intimacy Without Structure
Here Is What Ambition Does to Intimacy Without Structure He had built a company that operated with precision. Every system designed, every process optimised, every quarter reviewed against targets. His…
Quality Time in Relationships Needs Structure, Not Chance
Quality Time in Relationships Needs Structure, Not Chance
Quality Time in Relationships Needs Structure, Not Chance She described it as the thing that kept almost happening. A walk after dinner that got absorbed by a work email. Saturday…
Generative AI Addiction Hits Relationships Before Diagnosis
Generative AI Addiction Hits Relationships Before Diagnosis
Generative AI Addiction Hits Relationships Before Diagnosis I first noticed it with a couple in late 2024. She said the problem was his phone - the same complaint I hear…
Executive Burnout Starts in the Marriage, Not the Office
Executive Burnout Starts in the Marriage, Not the Office
Executive Burnout Starts in the Marriage, Not the Office I worked with a couple last spring where the presenting issue was his burnout diagnosis. He was a CFO at a…
59% of Tasks Are AI-Exposed. Nobody Asked About the Marriage
59% of Tasks Are AI-Exposed. Nobody Asked About the Marriage
59% of Tasks Are AI-Exposed. Nobody Asked About the Marriage I sat across from a couple last autumn where both partners held senior roles in financial services. Between them, they…