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3x5 Napkin Series (001): Boo Walker
Novelist. Professional Banjo Player. Farmer. You're in for a hell of a ride with this fella.
Aug 6
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Kevin Kermes
8
5
3
The Business You Already Run
Every senior operator already runs a business of one. Four questions reveal whether you own yours or lease it.
Aug 4
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Kevin Kermes
8
5
1
July 2026
The 3x5 Napkin Series (000)
Start here for this newest series...
Jul 30
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Kevin Kermes
13
12
The First Boss You Ever Had
A follow on essay from "GenX and the Great Unlearning."
Jul 28
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Kevin Kermes
10
2
The Five Contracts Nobody Asked You to Sign
Five agreements from a world that no longer exists. You kept all five. The other side stopped decades ago.
Jul 22
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Kevin Kermes
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9
2
"Overqualified" isn't a Verdict
It's a position you have yet to set.
Jul 14
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Kevin Kermes
15
5
2
Done, Ungrateful, or Broken. Pick the lie you've been sold.
All three are wrong, and all three are stealing the best work of your life.
Jul 8
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Kevin Kermes
8
6
1
April 2026
An Ode to Bro-etry
I played a version of this game. Here is how we end it.
Apr 22
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Kevin Kermes
12
3
3
The Identity Hangover
What happens after you leave a long career — and why the next chapter feels harder than it should.
Apr 7
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Kevin Kermes
23
11
6
The Rules That Felt Like Physics
Five corporate beliefs that felt immutable. None of them were.
Apr 2
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Kevin Kermes
18
7
5
March 2026
Gen X and the Great Unlearning
The playbook we inherited and the evidence we can't ignore.
Mar 25
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Kevin Kermes
35
21
7
The Tuesday Morning Test
It's likely not what you think
Mar 17
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Kevin Kermes
4
8
2
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