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Kids Are Hyper-Connected, But Quietly Alone: Some thoughts from a small town.
Something has shifted in childhood, and most parents and educators can feel it even if they struggle to name it.
Tom Kooy
Jan 229 min read


Why We Look Away: Eye contact, distraction, and the loss of depth.
Real eye contact feels rare now. Not absent, just quietly avoided. We still glance at each other, enough to register a face, not enough to stay. Long enough to be polite. Not long enough to be changed.
Tom Kooy
Jan 1812 min read


The Psychology of Desire in an Attention-Starved World
Desire is one of the few human experiences not fully domesticated by modern life. It is still alive to sensation, responsive and awake to those moments when time seems to slow.
Tom Kooy
Jan 75 min read


Why Masculinity Isn’t Broken, Just Untrained...
Something is breaking inside the modern man, and he knows it. It’s not dramatic. It’s quiet.
Tom Kooy
Nov 10, 202510 min read


The Strength of Teams and the Cost of Disruption
Think about the visuals of a team room at half-time. The scoreboard is close. The air is thick with sweat and adrenaline. The walls hum with tension. The captain stands, not to shout orders, but to remind the group: stay in your role, trust each other, keep the shape.
Tom Kooy
Aug 26, 20255 min read


The Anti-Guru Sprint: Why Real Builders Just Get It Done!
Let’s be honest: The world is drowning in gurus. Every second ad is some guy in a linen shirt, “living his best life,” flogging a...
Tom Kooy
Jun 9, 20257 min read


The Seasons of Life and Business: Navigating Change, Pain, and Perseverance
Look out the window. It's sunny every day here. It's like manifest destiny. Don't tell me we didn’t make it. We made it! We are here.
Tom Kooy
Feb 25, 20255 min read


Smash Mediocrity: Build a High-Performance Culture That Transforms Denmark.
Mediocrity. To settle halfway up a difficult mountain.
A negotiation between a drive to excel & the biological urge for comfort.
Tom Kooy
Oct 30, 20246 min read


Who run the world?....Girls...
Beyoncé's lyrics ring true to the tone of the day. Who run the world? Girls. And who better at it? Girls.
Tom Kooy
Aug 28, 20244 min read
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