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David Whitesock

David Whitesock

On Virtue and Mattering

My final thoughts of 2023 are not a reflection on the year that was, for that is done, but a desire and focus for 2024.

3 min readDec 31, 2023

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On Virtue and Mattering

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David Whitesock

Decriminalization isn’t the answer …

… just ask Oregon

2 min readDec 12, 2023

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David Whitesock

Start Measuring Something

One of the many elephants in the addiction treatment and recovery support room is a lack of credibility.

1 min readDec 11, 2023

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David Whitesock

On Being Great at One Thing

Get great at one thing and keep being great at that.

5 min readDec 10, 2023

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On Being Great at One Thing

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David Whitesock
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Commonly Well

23 Million in Recovery: Not As Positive As It Sounds

Addiction and recovery advocates, for the last decade, have used 23 million people in recovery as their primary statistic to combat stigma…

5 min readFeb 25, 2023

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23 Million in Recovery: Not As Positive As It Sounds

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David Whitesock

On who needs to change

Gun owners need to change

2 min readMay 28, 2022

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David Whitesock

Goodbye, Pretty Hate Machine

It’s time to part ways with Facebook.

7 min readJan 7, 2022

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Goodbye, Pretty Hate Machine

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David Whitesock

16 years of magic

Sobriety is a difficult problem that demands counterintuitive or psycho-logical thinking

4 min readJul 4, 2021

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16 years of magic

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David Whitesock
in
Commonly Well

Experiencing the whole ecosystem of good

We need ecosystems designed to expand opportunity, not limit depth and reach of what’s possible

4 min readMar 28, 2021

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David Whitesock
in
Commonly Well

On making up for lost time

Sadly, you cannot make up for lost time.

4 min readMar 14, 2021

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On making up for lost time

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David Whitesock

David Whitesock

Social entrepreneur turning data into intelligence for behavioral health and recovery support orgs. Commonly Well CEO. Architect of the Recovery Capital Index.

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