Life is short. Death is capricious and random.
We had an unexpected death in our circle of acquaintances that drove that point home once again.
December 2, 2018
Right & Wrong
A hypothetical conversation with a hypothetical friend about a controversial topic… ♣ Me: “If you believed CONTROVERSIAL POSITION(*), then you would have no other choice but to believe CONTROVERSIAL RESULT.” Friend: “No I don’t. CONTROVERSIAL POSITION is wrong.” Me: “That’s not the point. I’m not trying to debate CONTROVERSIAL POSITION, I’m trying to point out the […]
Continue reading... November 21, 2018
“Get Up Early” is a scam. Do this instead.
Entrepreneurial advice to get up early has costs that are rarely discussed. There are better, more pragmatic approaches.
Continue reading... November 19, 2018
Finding and Sharing Wisdom
The written word is a age-old technique to pass knowledge and wisdom to future generations. Are you taking advantage of that, both as someone with wisdom to share, and as someone with a desire to learn?
Continue reading... November 6, 2018
Whidbey Island Visit
This blog post is as much a test of some new technology as it is … well, another blog post. In recent months I’ve been playing with and expanding my photography skills. It’s nothing new, really, I’ve been interested in photography since my high school days. In that regard I haven’t changed nearly as much […]
Continue reading... September 21, 2018
Why Listening, Really Listening, Might Be Declining
Listening skills are on the decline. The catch is that this might not be the first time.
Continue reading... September 12, 2018
Happiness is a Choice
I am constantly amazed at the number of people that choose to be unhappy. And I use the word “choose” deliberately.
Continue reading... September 3, 2018
Weight Loss and Meditation
Don’t worry, I’m not about to tell you that you need one to do the other. Far from it. But in reflecting on my goals and process I stumbled into a concept shared by both. I don’t have name for it — or, rather, any name I assign seems too limiting — but I can […]
Continue reading... August 31, 2018
Writing as a Constraint-Based Creativity and Critical Thinking Skill
Placing sometimes artificial constraints on an activity is a fascinating creativity technique. The canonical example might be that Dr. Suess’ book Green Eggs and Ham was written on a bet — a bet that an entertaining children’s story could not be written using only 50 different words. That constraint led to one of the best […]
Continue reading... August 25, 2018
Everything is an Investment
Viewing everything as an investment of some sort helps prioritize and clarify some of the decisions we make.
Continue reading... June 22, 2018
The Cost of Failure
Considering the “cost of failure” is quick, easy, and now one of my most important evaluation tools.
Continue reading... June 20, 2018
Back. Up.
If you had a chance to send a message to 20,000 people in 100 words or less, what would you say? – Easy: Back. Up.
Continue reading... June 8, 2018
Where I Find Positive News
There’s plenty of good news if you know where to look. I’ll share my list of places I look.
Continue reading... June 2, 2018
Free Speech Has Consequences
Free speech is a complex topic, invoked by many when it doesn’t actually apply, or used as some kind of a shield against its consequences.
Continue reading... May 27, 2018
Why I Stopped Reading “Enlightenment Now”
Enlightenment Now is a great book and you should probably read it. Here’s why I decided to stop.
Continue reading... February 16, 2018
Facts, Misinformation & Priorities
My morning was derailed by three separate articles that really struck a nerve. The concepts are so simple and important, and yet so often ignored, I’m having a hard time thinking about much else.
Continue reading... February 9, 2018
We All Fear What We Don’t Understand
What we don’t understand, we fear. What we fear, we judge as evil. What we judge as evil, we attempt to control. And what we cannot control…we attack.
Continue reading... January 28, 2018
Habit Fad
Habit creation for self improvement feels like a current fad, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t nuggets of value to be had.
Continue reading... January 26, 2018
Technique Overload
January 4, 2018
