Reading Time: 2 min Over the past few years on this blog, I’ve talked a lot about asking questions. Ask tough questions. Have more questions than answers. Learn to answer the same questions. Going further with it, though, is trying to find the questions that you don’t even know exist. It’s similar to some minor hiccups we’ve had running […]
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100 books you need to read before you die
Reading Time: 2 min A few weeks ago, “SeekLifeMastery” posted a fantastic thread on Twitter with the “100 books you need to read before you die“. As I went through it, I found that it was indeed an excellent list, and one that I need to work on quite a bit as I’ve only read about 25 of the […]
Fix your weaknesses or enhance your superpowers?
Reading Time: 2 min When you decide that there is something you’d like to better at doing, there are two possible reasons: It’s a weakness of yours that you want to improve. It’s already a strength of yours, but now you want to take it further. Finding the balance can be tricky. If you’re a baseball player who is […]
Is it a journey or a destination?
Reading Time: < 1 min With many goals that people set, there is some ambiguity to whether the goal is a journey or a destination. As I continue to write daily in here, it’s a journey; there is no final goal to hit. When we’re building a website for a client, there is a clear destination. If it’s a journey, […]
Know what to ignore
Reading Time: < 1 min We are faced with a problem that was unthinkable until just the past few decades — we have too much information at our fingertips. Really, it’s not the issue of what’s at our fingertips but how much is being thrust at us. As I shared with my “Facebook still isn’t listening to you” post, each […]
Notes from “The Four Tendencies”
Reading Time: 4 min I recently went through the book “The Four Tendencies” by Gretchen Rubin and found it to be a fascinating look at an aspect of human behavior. I encourage you to give it a read. Below you will find my notes (gathered in Obsidian) to give you an overview. If you’re familiar with it, what type […]
Conviction doesn’t require a closed mind
Reading Time: < 1 min Being convicted in your beliefs is a powerful thing. If you put in the work and really know what you believe in, that can add solid direction to your life. For me, I’ve very convicted in some areas and more curious in others, but most everything should have a bit of both of those. Just […]
Alternative facts come from a lack of detail
Reading Time: < 1 min “Alternative facts” are a real thing, at least to some degree. Here are two quick examples. First is this image that has been shared around quite a bit: The second are the facts that Chick-Fil-A is mathematically the fastest drive-thru restaurant, but they’re also mathematically the slowest drive-thru restaurant. Both are 100% factual, from the […]
Reading can be high-leverage work
Reading Time: < 1 min I shared the question last month of whether reading can be considered “work” or not, and I’m still a bit torn on the idea. I think that reading certainly generates benefits for my work, but I also don’t think that it’s the best use of my time during the day. It’s something I’ll continue to […]
Collect more ideas
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve collected various things throughout my life. I had a pretty large hat collection when I was in middle school (perhaps 100 hats), and I still have many thousands of baseball cards. Those were fun collections to build and hold. Lately, though, I’ve been working on a new collection — ideas. In “Steal Like an […]