Wednesday, July 8, 2026

WEDNESDAY — PERSPECTIVE & PRACTICE

“Once people get good at building fire, they’re just not as interested in it anymore.”

— Dr. Daniel M.T. Fessler

Consider fire as humanity’s first shared screen: the original thing we gathered around, settled down beside, and cooperated over. Researchers suggest the ancestors who could relax by the flames, rather than fixate on them, gave their groups a survival edge. The pull to gather, decompress, and think together may be tapping something very, very old. To learn more, Check out Why humans find fire so mesmerizing.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad