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When “Distraction” Is Just Misunderstood Attention: Motivation, Remote Leadership, and Reframing Priorities

I was listening to Making It—the podcast by Bob Clagett, Jimmy Diresta, and David Picciuto—when they got onto the topic of distractions. Specifically, how things we label as “distractions” can…
by rogersiggs July 14, 2025July 14, 2025
Leadership Personal

Why Leadership Feels Impossible Right Now: When Everything Feels Broken

Lately, I’ve been struggling a lot with motivation. Not the kind a podcast can fix. The kind that makes you stare at your backlog, your OKRs, your Inbox, and just……
by rogersiggs June 23, 2025June 23, 2025
It’s Already Happened Here
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It’s Already Happened Here

Like I’ve said before, I’m a systems thinker, and patterns across history, fiction, and political thought really resonate with me. Lately I’ve been working my way back through various books…
by rogersiggs June 13, 2025June 13, 2025
Personal Politics

Echoes of Dissent

By now, it should be clear: Year Zero and Operation: Mindcrime didn’t invent dystopias—they echoed the ones rooted in our real past. Those echoes are echoing again in Los Angeles…
by rogersiggs June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
Leadership Personal

The Resistance Toolkit: Surviving Dysfunctional Systems (with ADHD and a Bit of Spite)

If Part 1 was the wake-up call, and Part 2 was the inventory of neurodivergent traits that help us see the problem, then this is where we start asking—what now?…
by rogersiggs June 9, 2025June 18, 2025

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