I used to work with someone who we’ll call Arrogant Zack. You know Arrogant Zack. He’s always the loudest guy in the room. His voice…
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From Stoicism to Guiding Principles, necessary upgrades for the brain.
Compartmentalization. Breaking life into functional blocks and segments. The ride to work. The wake-up window. The after-work decompression. Each segment presents an opportunity for ritual,…
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I hate driving, I hate being in cars. I’m not political, but I want to start a party called People Against People Driving (PAPD…catchy right?).…
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Nostalgia does this weird thing to our past, it romanticizes the “good old days”, and makes us live in present sadness as a result. Nostalgia…
1 CommentLife in the off-beat. You’re defined as much by what you do between serious moments, in the offbeat, as you are by your job or…
Leave a CommentHere are three questions that I’ve recently started using to help focus my weeks. I’ve been doing some version of these questions for years, and…
Leave a CommentProductive constraints. They hold your feet to the fire, especially if you’re a procrastinator like me. Having the courage to set your own constraints is…
Leave a CommentWhen I was a kid, I would buy toys and actions figures, put them on a shelf and never open them. I was sure that…
Leave a CommentSediment. I’ve written about this before. When you don’t know what to write about, and force yourself to write more, you find out who you…
Leave a CommentWhen good enough is good enough: When you’re going from zero to launch. When you’re giving birth to an idea. When a thought comes to…
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