For me, writing is an entirely different activity than editing. I often know in the moment that what I'm writing is absolute crap. But it is only once I have some ideas down on paper that I can then rearrange overly wordy content into a more precise document to convey whatever points I want to [...]
I heard an opinion recently, not something that is citable, but it was this : two people could produce the exact same product or offer the same service and have completely different outcomes based on their own beliefs about their own capabilities. In other words, the person who does not act out of fear will [...]
I walked into the room for my cycling class and put my stuff on the bike that I usually use. Then I went over to the fitness room that would take a weight lifting class right after the cycling class and I set up my bench in the same spot that I usually set up. [...]
If you find yourself blaming other people for the condition you are in, it might be worth looking inward. Sure there are groups of people that are treated poorly. But I'm not talking about big picture system issues. I'm talking about you. As a single individual. If you think the world is treating you as [...]
Readers will be aware that I follow Tim Ferriss' work. He often talks about Amelia Boone, whom he interviewed and admires tremendously. She has a corporate attorney job for a small company called Google (funny coincidence that I disparaged them in yesterday's post), but in her spare time she is a phenomenal athlete. Her main [...]
Are you prepared if there is no more Google? I have heard such sentiments before and I brush it off. How could that ever happen? Google has taken over our lives. Mine anyway, and probably yours. We welcome it in to so many areas of our lives. I rarely use their search anymore, but I [...]
When you have a negative experience there are typically two responses. 1) you could decide you never want to do it again, or 2) you could decide you do want to do it again because the negative experience was a lesson that gives you an advantage next time around.
We recently purchased a house to fix up and rent out. I found 4 bottles in red & green satin bags in the office nook. Here's what was inside: What? A rather odd collection to have and then leave behind. Finding lots of other random things left behind. And things have been hacked together over [...]
I watched, like a bird from afar, as my mood deteriorated. Within a ten minute period I could no longer make a coherent decision. While not facing a big decision at all, the little decision ahead suddenly felt monumental. Life or death. Happiness or misery. I was simply tired. Too many hours on the go. [...]
I spend a lot of time thinking about career and where it fits into my life. I personally want my career to be my job and I am not so good about compromise in this particular area. But this video was shared with me recently. In it, Elizabeth Gilbert discusses the difference between a hobby, [...]
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