What To Do When You Have Nothing To Say
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do. – Heraclitus “So what’s new?” “Not much.” …awkward silence. We all hate it, yet we fall to it so many times. Hey, that’s okay. Sometimes, you don’t have anything […]
Adventures in Book Writing – Being Honest With Myself
A couple months ago, I kicked off “Adventures in Book Writing” as a way for me to publicly update my book writing process as I went along. I haven’t updated in a while because I’ve had nothing to say. And that’s a big problem. I haven’t made any progress. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Goose egg. Nothing. […]
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 […]
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 […]
100 Things to Be Grateful For
It’s always a good idea to sit down and write some things you’re grateful for. Some people even do that as part of their daily routine. The point is that listing things you’re grateful for is an exercise in perspective. And while I don’t expect you to pore through this entire list of 100 things […]