Reading Time: 2 min Bluesky is a relatively new social media platform, and at first glance it looks a lot like Twitter. As laid out by Mike Masnick in a great article on Techdirt, Bluesky is doing some excellent things to solve some of the major problems with social media. Moderation First, their moderation system is incredibly customizable. They […]
Discover why they’re amazing
Reading Time: < 1 min When you meet someone new, there is undoubtedly part of their personality or their life or their knowledge that is amazing. It might be something you discover right away, but often it’s not and you need to find out what it is. In his book “Excellent Advice for Living“, author Kevin Kelly says it roughly […]
Gmail turns 20
Reading Time: 2 min I mentioned a few days ago that I’m not super happy with Google lately, but a few days before that I shared how I just can’t shake Gmail. The math says I shouldn’t use it, but that’s much easier said than done. It was exactly 20 years ago today, April 1, 2004, that Google introduced […]
The Sunday Summary: Character, classrooms, and owning your data
Reading Time: < 1 min In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, March 25: Writing doesn’t begin with a blank pageSitting down in front of a blank page to start writing can be very intimidating, so here’s how to avoid […]
The four ways Google is failing
Reading Time: 2 min The list of ways where Google is falling short continues to grow, and none of them have to do with AI. Well, maybe some do, but none that I’m talking about today. As I recently shared, Google’s approach over the last few years is very clearly aimed at shareholders instead of users, and it’s going […]
Our future should grow as much as our past
Reading Time: 2 min If I asked you to look back 10 years and talk about how much you’ve grown, you’d likely have many stories to show your increased compassion, knowledge, income, and many other things. On the other hand, if I asked you about your potential growth in the next 10 years, most people don’t see themselves changing […]
The challenge of owning your data
Reading Time: 2 min For many years, I’ve been a big proponent of people keeping control of their digital assets. There are three main buckets for this: All of that stuff is great, and I fully believe in it, but it’s much easier said than done. I thought about this the other day when I went to leave a […]
The whole world is a classroom
Reading Time: < 1 min We’re at an amazing point in history, and one that will be changing (for the worse?) as AI continues to develop. Between tools like YouTube (free), summaries of books (many free) and the books themselves (not free, but more easily available than any time in history), you can learn whatever you want whenever you want. […]
Character is more than your personality
Reading Time: < 1 min Over the years I’ve seen ones character compared to reputation, personality, and other related areas. Different sources have slightly different takes on what each one means, but I love how Adam Grant separated “character” and “personality” in his book “Hidden Potential“. He had two good thoughts that I really liked. The first one was: “Character […]
Writing doesn’t begin with a blank page
Reading Time: 2 min If you know you need to write something and you’re struggling with where to start, a big blank page sitting in front of you can be very intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. For me, notes are the key. Before I sit down to write anything, I already have a few notes […]