A Values-based Approach to Growth and Development I see a lot on the web about goals and passion these days. Nearly every piece of writing about personal development talks in terms of goals and passion. Companies and people sell books, courses, and coaching structured around helping you realize your passion and set and achieve your… Read More »No Goals, No Passion, No Problem
credit Joseph Lalonde And Why You Should Care One of my favorite people on the internet, Merlin Mann, once wrote the following — which he also said on one of his podcasts. “priorities are like arms; if you think you have more than a couple, you’re either lying or crazy.[1]” When you think about it, this makes a lot… Read More »How Priorities Really Work
A Poem Public Domain I sayI do sayIf I do say so myself. Do you say?Does who say?If I say, I betray my stealth. I am, a gambleFor lack of bettorsor just betterwhether a writer, or mere typesetter. I am, then The best of of what the worst could beThe rest of what there used… Read More »I Say
credit: Lo (via Flickr) “Not everything that can be counted counts.Not everything that counts can be counted.”– William Bruce Cameron I once had a boss who — to his credit — gave me free reign to mostly do whatever I wanted at my job. It was great, for a while. He gave me objectives once every six months, I went… Read More »The Problem With “Results” Thinking
credit: Tookapic on Pexels What Happens When We Can Always Consume Whatever Media We Want, Whenever, Wherever? I was listening to two friends talk about some of the shows that they’ve gotten into lately. House of Cards, Stranger Things, The Man in the High Castle, and so on. They are cord cutters — they don’t subscribe to cable… Read More »Off Demand
credit: Derek Key We’re Deathly Afraid of it, But it May Be the Secret to a Good Life There is an old saying that even a broken clock is right twice a day. Consider how that compares to a clock that is still ticking, but set to the wrong time. While the former clock may not be… Read More »The Unexpected Power of Stillness
credit: Wikimedia Commons Because It’s Almost Meaningless, and Usually Harmful On many occasions, I’ve heard people praise others for speaking their mind in a public setting. But I have to admit; I don’t understand what exactly that means, or why it’s praiseworthy. If it means that someone says what’s initially on their mind at a given… Read More »Against the Concept of “Speaking Your Mind”
Matthias Stom, A Young Man Reading at Candlelight On the Discouraging State of Words on the Web Back when I was hungry to just get my writing exposed to people, I made the mistake of answering a call for content through HARO (Help a Reporter Out). The call was something like “what are the simple keys… Read More »Content for Content’s Sake
Our Little Piece of Immortality I’m not necessarily religious, nor do believe in heaven, hell, or an afterlife as classically conceived. However, something about the idea of a soul has always interested me. I’m not sure whether or not I believe in said idea, but it is at least interesting. From a metaphysical standpoint, it’s… Read More »Writing As Soulcraft
credit: hyperdashy badges (flickr) I recently reached the elusive“inbox zero” in both my personal and work email accounts. I ended my work day with no emails in either inbox. It felt awesome. I had always realized it as a goal, and made moderate strides toward it. But as with so many destinations we long for, imagining… Read More »The Real Power of “Inbox Zero”
