WRITER · TECHNOLOGIST · MUSICIAN · GENERALIST

Rick Cusick

notes on work, music, family, systems & becoming

Father. Husband. Novelist. Guitarist. Yogi. Tech leader. Burlington, Vermont. I build, learn, coach, and work to leave things better than I found them.

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A leader is best when people barely know he exists… when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will all say: We did it ourselves.
— Lao-Tzu
Cruelty
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Cruelty

Mar 14, 2026
Five Subtle Dharma Dilemmas from the Mahabharata
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Five Subtle Dharma Dilemmas from the Mahabharata

Mar 3, 2026
Writing with a Ghost
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Writing with a Ghost

Feb 26, 2026
New Year, New Website?
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New Year, New Website?

Feb 26, 2026
I wrote a novel
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I wrote a novel

Feb 3, 2026
Dad
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Dad

Jan 28, 2026
Tunes from the Pomegranate: 25 Years On

Tunes from the Pomegranate: 25 Years On

Oct 7, 2025
Who Do We Want to Be
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Who Do We Want to Be

Oct 2, 2025
The AI Powered Workplace
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The AI Powered Workplace

May 9, 2025
Adaptive Shifts
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Adaptive Shifts

Apr 24, 2025
Lake Morey / On Thick Ice

Lake Morey / On Thick Ice

Feb 27, 2025
Nepotism (It's not what you think)

Nepotism (It's not what you think)

Dec 3, 2024