John R. Miles

And then finally, for the leaders listening, anti-scale your business.

Look at W.L.

Gorin Associates, the makers of Gore-Tex.

They discovered decades ago that once a facility exceeds about 150 people, we starts turning into they.

Trust erodes.

Bureaucracy creeps in.

Their radical solution?

Every time a plant hits that limit, they build a new one.

They keep the tribe intact.

Ask yourself, how can I break my company, my team, my projects into units of 150 or fewer?

How can I lead a tribe instead of a workforce?

Ehrlich said, the very least we should do is try.

Nothing is more impractical than marching blindly into a ghastly future because we refuse to acknowledge our own biology.

So this year, don't try to be a global titan, be a tribal anchor.

build your 150, protect it, lead it, live in it.

Because when we fix our groups, we fix our lives.

And if this idea of the Dunbar Reset, shrinking your world to grow your peace resonates with you, I'd love for you to help me bring this message to someone else's campfire.

First, share this episode with one person in your real 150.

Someone who needs to hear that their exhaustion isn't personal failure.

Second, if you haven't already, leave a quick rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.