Hi. I'm Cory.
I’ve spent much of my career designing systems around how people think, decide, and make sense of information.
Over time, that work led me toward memory — not as a static archive, but as something reconstructed each time we return to it. What people remember, what they miss, and what changes along the way are shaped by conditions: timing, context, attention, and the questions we’re asked.
I write at the intersection of systems thinking, leadership, and reflective practice — exploring how structure influences what we preserve and pass on.
I’m less interested in capturing everything. I observe, learn, and iterate on how memory actually works when we try to hold on to what matters.
Theo Moments
Finding the memories you thought were gone
Memory shifts over time.
Details soften. Meaning remains.
Theo Moments is built on a practical framework for ethical memory reconstruction. Carefully designed story prompts help you retrieve meaningful memories more accurately.
Moments with meaning deserve to be preserved with care.
Theo Moments Essays
Why Small Moments Preserve Memory Better Than Big Stories
We often treat memory like a task.
Something we should be able to do on demand, if only we focus harder. When a detail won’t come, we push. Concentrate. Replay the moment again and again until it surfaces.
Memory doesn’t respond well to pressure.
Effort often shifts us into evaluation mode — monitoring ourselves, judging accuracy, worrying about getting it right. Once that happens, memory recedes.
What feels like forgetting is often a change in conditions, not a loss of content.
Every Moment Matters Blog
The Great Chocolate Bunny Grab — An Easter Story
I remember one Easter when I was probably six or seven. There were four of us kids then — my two older brothers, my younger sister, and me. That year, my parents decided to hide everything in the living room. It must have been raining that day because we always had our easter egg hunts outside.
We were all lined up, holding our Easter baskets, waiting for the signal. I can still remember how hard it was to stand still. As soon as everything was ready, we all ran in at once.
When it was all over, we sat down to see what we had. My basket was pretty full, then I looked at my oldest brother’s basket.
Management & Golf
Effective leaders play another round of golf.
When No One Is Watching Is When Your Decisions Matter
Your ball has some mud on it after your tee shot. The ball is at the edge of a fairway bunker, leaving you with an awkward stance. No one in the group seems to be paying attention. It would be easy, almost harmless. Clean the ball. Nudge the ball a little further from the edge. It’s just one stroke, one moment, one exception.
Golf has never been about what happens when everyone is watching. It has always been a game that reveals who you are when no one is. Decisions matter.
Business follows the same pattern. A small misrepresentation, a shortcut around process, or a quick fix can feel harmless in isolation. But these choices shape culture, credibility, and character. Integrity can be negotiated away in small moments.
Stories From Life
The Blueprint of a Fort
There are childhood memories that feel less like recollections and more like rooms you can still walk into.
Mine are shaped like eight-foot squares, framed in lumber, open to the sky through open doorways and windows. They are the size of imagination and the height of courage.
They are forts.
Books I've Written
My first book, The Memoir of a Procrastinator, is in final review and scheduled for publication in June.
My second book, Seeing the Course, the first of The Discipline of Seeing Series, is in final editing and on course for a November release.
I am currently working on a third book, working title, Memory Reconstruction, A Practical Framework for Preserving Meaning Without Treating Memory as Fact. It will be published in late Summer 2027.