Archive - Timeless & Timely

The Old Serendipity Shop

Fight the algorithm with a digital-analog approximation

Apr 4 • Scott Monty

How You Enter the Room Explains a Lot About You

It’s the difference between being around someone who energizes us versus someone who exhausts us.

Apr 1 • Scott Monty

March 2026

The Examined Life Is Not Optional

Introspection is not a recent phenomenon. Those who tell you to ignore it want your attention elsewhere.

Mar 25 • Scott Monty

Musically Speaking

Musical terms that have crept into our vocabulary

Mar 21 • Scott Monty

Collaboration: A Musical Metaphor

Nothing great is ever achieved in solitude.

Mar 18 • Scott Monty

Sunday Journal #19

Shared plans are essential

Mar 15 • Scott Monty

When Someone Finally Says No

From Joseph McCarthy to artificial intelligence, it usually takes one person to break the silence.

Mar 11 • Scott Monty

Whisky Tango Foxtrot — The Alphabet of War

History is full of small inventions that quietly shape the modern world — including the words pilots still use in the middle of war.

Mar 7 • Scott Monty

Before We March Forward

Whether at war or peace, at work or at home, these elements matter

Mar 4 • Scott Monty

Sunday Journal #18

Commitment vs. interest

Mar 1 • Scott Monty

February 2026

When the Powerful Use Humor

Having fun at the expense of others drives a wedge

Feb 25 • Scott Monty

The Beauty That Words Hold

A small rebellion against ugliness

Feb 21 • Scott Monty

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