Some Things Don’t Last Forever (and That’s Okay)
The world is in a constant state of flux, you know that? As a whole, we seem to be resistant to that idea. We want things to last forever. We want to hang onto stuff just because “that’s the way things always have been”. It’s not because certain ways are better – it’s just what […]
Old Fashioned Stuff I Like: The Pocket Notebook
Because old stuff is cooler than new stuff sometimes. What is it? A little notebook that slides into my back pocket. Field Notes are popular (affiliate link), and my current brand. But any small notebook that fits into your pocket will do. Also, a pen. How I use it While out and about, or even […]
8 Ways to Automatically Organize and Simplify Your Digital Life with Evernote
“Oh, here we go again.” That’s likely what you’re thinking. “Another post about Evernote. I am so tired of the Evernote fanboys. I don’t like it, see no purpose for it, and don’t want to use it.” And hey, that’s okay. If you’re passionately against using Evernote, then you can skip this post – see […]
Why I Bought a Cheap Android Tablet
When it comes to gadgets and technology, I’m a total geek. I love it. I want to play around with them and see what they’re capable of doing. However, I am also a classic overthinker. My biggest fear when it comes to tech is blowing more money than I need to on something and having […]
54 More Things I Know to Be True
Plenty of things in this world are debatable, but to me, these are not: If you want to be happy, at some point, you have to take a risk. This is true in both your professional and your personal lives. The greatest things that have happened to me in this life occurred when I was […]
21 Things That Currently Fascinate Me
I’ve got a lot on my mind – lots of cool and not-so-cool things going on. So let’s dump them out on a page, shall we? (note: This is a good exercise for you to do, especially if you are having trouble concentrating.) Jazz music. I’ve added the Blue Note app on Spotify, and I play […]
Why I Jumped to Feedly As My Reader Alternative
I’ve long touted the wonderfulness of Google Reader. While it wasn’t a service that was perfect, it did what it did very well: it pulled content from web sites and plunked them down into a list for me to see. From there, it was only one click to send article to my Pocket, where I […]
Fixing the Dark Side of Our Society
The Dark Knight was a massive success – critically, financially, and artistically. It was a fantastic movie, though a touch long. The characters (Joker, in particular) became iconic. It took what was already an excellent film in Batman Begins, turned the sucker to 11 and broke the knob clean off. Everyone saw it. People who […]
Imagination is More Important Than Knowledge
“Imagination is more important than knowledge for while knowledge defines everything we know, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.” – Albert Einstein
4 Books I’ve Read So Far in 2013
One of the intents of this site was also to chronicle my adventures in “learning how to read” again. The beauty of having an open concept for a blog like this is that I can write about pretty much whatever I want – and I have. But I also want to make sure I return […]