What is Thriving, Anyway?
My post from a couple of weeks ago, “When Rankings Create and Reinforce Inequity,” attracted a couple of comments with diametrically opposed viewpoints. While IRead More
How to Become a Tennis Spiritual Master
Throughout 2025, I am spending the first full weekend of each month reflecting on ideas drawn from Gretchen Rubin’s bestselling book The Happiness Project. ForRead More
Practicing Gratitude On and Off the Court
Throughout 2025, I am dedicating the first full weekend of each month to exploring ideas inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. The theme for AugustRead More
The Happiness Project: Experiencing Joy from Catastrophe
It is once again time to turn our attention back to the monthly installment of The Happiness Project. Throughout 2025, I am dedicating the firstRead More
When Rankings Create and Reinforce Inequity
So far this weekend, as I have written about Points-Per-Round ratings systems, we’ve sidestepped the obvious elephant in the room: the emergence of UTR asRead More
2 responsesThe Points-Per-Round Double-Edged Sword
Yesterday, I revisited the competitive framework that once defined junior tennis in Texas. It was a system that relied heavily on performance-based ratings. Today, IRead More
The Structure of a Healthy Tennis Competitive Framework of Yore
This weekend, I’m diving into the broader topic of competitive frameworks in tennis. To set the stage, we will first take a walk down memoryRead More
2 responsesConway’s Law, Committees, and the Importance of Representation
This weekend, I’ve been writing about the deep divide between USTA Leagues and Adult Tournaments. The formats are different. The cultures are different. But moreRead More
Bridging the Divide between Adult League and Tournament Tennis
Yesterday, I introduced the concept of Conway’s Law and explored how it illuminates the divide between USTA League and Adult Tournament play. Both competition frameworksRead More
1 responseTennis versus Tennis
In 1968, Melvin Conway introduced a deceptively simple idea that became a cornerstone principle of system design. What is now known as Conway’s Law describes the phenomenonRead More
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