Reading Time: < 1 min There is a good chance you found this post through an online community that you’re a part of, possibly Facebook or Twitter. While having a community on sites like that is a great thing, it’s also incredibly fragile. Social media accounts get shut down constantly; mostly for good reasons (spammers, etc), but normal accounts can […]
Proving versus improving
Reading Time: < 1 min There are two types of people in the world: those that set out to prove their competence, and those that work to improve their competence. A great example was Donald Trump. He was clearly a smart enough man to get elected, but he very much focused on proving how smart he thought he was, rather […]
Remembering what I wrote
Reading Time: < 1 min A challenge with blogging every day is that it’s hard to remember everything that I’ve said. While the main goal is to help sharpen my thinking in broad strokes, remembering some of the details I share can be a useful thing and I’ve been finding it somewhat elusive. The issue is similar to my “who […]
Sharing the posts I write
Reading Time: 2 min Since I’ve started blogging regularly again, the way I share my posts each day has been slightly adjusted a number of times. I recently was asked for some details on that, so here you go. Before I tackle that, though, there are two important things to frame this with. First, you need to understand why […]
Speed shouldn’t be a measure for untimed roles
Reading Time: < 1 min At the time of this writing, we’re looking to hire a new Web Support Manager at GreenMellen. We’re taking candidates through a fairly typical interview process, but speed is not a major factor in this. We certainly want to respond quickly to our clients, but if someone doesn’t have an answer to a question right […]
What’s helping Fortnite stick around?
Reading Time: 3 min Fortnite has been one of the most popular video game titles for the past few years, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. My daughter got me into it about a year ago, and I play a quick game with her or with some of my other friends fairly often. Games generally last less […]
Let’s not agree to disagree
Reading Time: < 1 min It’s a common phrase when trying to work through something — “let’s agree to disagree“. While that may work in some cases, such as your preferred college football team, in many cases it’s just a way to give up. As Adam Grant recently said, using that phrase means that you’ve “decided that the conflict is […]
Authenticity without empathy is selfish
Reading Time: < 1 min Authenticity has been a hot word for the past few years, and with good reason. Avoiding facades and sharing your true self is a great thing to do, and it’s generally a very positive way to go. However, it can become selfish if you don’t pose your authenticity through the lens of empathy. This kind […]
Three simple rules for sharing
Reading Time: 2 min Social media is often filled with memes and information that are just flat-out incorrect. Most of it comes from one type of sharing: “That fits my viewpoint, so I’ll pass it along!“. Truth becomes secondary to speed. That’s not to say you shouldn’t share things that you agree with, but taking a moment to verify […]
Who is that person we had lunch with last month?
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve mentioned before that I’m a very dedicated user of the Anki app. It helps me learn and remember a lot of things, and it’s something I spent at least a bit of time with every day. Like most things, though, it’s only as good as the information that you put into it. I’m pretty […]