For all of my intellectual scavenging, I’ve yet to find his equal. I studied philosophy for over 10 years, taught it for 4, and almost made it my career. In that time, I’ve stumbled upon some great quotes that convey essential wisdom for living. None of them have matched the quotes that I’ve seen attributed to… Read More »The Wisdom of Groucho
It’s not what you think. Productivity. It’s the buzz word of all buzzwords. It is that dragon that we all chase — day after day. It’s the subject of thousands of articles on hundreds of sites. An ocean of virtual ink has been spilled on the subject. But most of this ink assumes that everyone is clear on… Read More »The Real Secret of Productivity
It’s the best, most sustainable business plan. Always has been, always will be. Obligatory business picture, courtesy of pexels.com Across divides of language, culture, customs, and best business practices there is one thing that remains at the bedrock of any solid organization. It is the one thing that will — no matter what your product or service is — be… Read More »What Business is Really All About
Yes, routines are integral to performing at a high level, but how do you know when to stop tweaking your routine? Here’s a disclaimer for the reader: unlike many other articles in the genre, I’m not going to claim that I have an answer to the title question. Rather, this is an essay — in the truest sense… Read More »When is Your Routine Perfect?
Before you get all proud about getting a bunch of things done, take a minute to ask yourself a few questions. There is much ado about to-dos. If you’re like me, you have a list of “next actions,” which you’ll undoubtedly use as your yardstick to measure how angry you should be at yourself at… Read More »Do You Even List, Bro?
Distilling Good Leadership Down to its Spirit. When I left academia and entered the business world, I thought that I would need to accept every project I was given. I thought that doing this would ensure that I stayed employed and moved up in the company — whatever company it was. Almost 7 years later, I have realized… Read More »Better Leadership in One Simple Principle
A Simple thing I try to do sometimes. It makes my day go better — by orders of magnitude. credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dafnecholet/ How did you decide what to do today? Some of us made to-do lists as our literal first thing upon waking. Some of us beat our heads against the wall while downing 3 cups of coffee — just to… Read More »A Little Hack to Make Your Day Go Better
Hearts — little green hearts. But they’re just the symptom… The visual manifestation of a big problem I have a confession: I am addicted. I go to bed thinking about them. I wake up craving them. Wherever I am, I scrounge around compulsively, in case some have popped up. I can’t help myself. I need little green hearts. Recommends.… Read More »My Crippling Addiction
We’re afloat in a dense sea of news. I don’t read the news daily anymore. There I said it. Okay, I don’t really mean that I don’t read the news at all, and I don’t mean to suggest that whoever reads this piece shouldn’t either. That kind of brings me to my point, as it happens. You… Read More »Do We Need the News Every Day?
source: pixabay.com I tend to give the benefit of the doubt — whether that be to people or organizations. There are a lot of ways to drop the ball on various things. Goodness knows I’ve found many of those ways in the projects I worked on. I get it. There are ins, outs, what-have-yous. But what really… Read More »Would it Kill Medium Publication Editors to Actually Edit?
