What would be most helpful with the goal I have right now? a) Bring more energy to the project or task b) Create better structure or direction around the project or task While the two support each other, they’re really different. I either need to allocate more of something (time, money, people-power…), or I need...
Sometimes we need “to find:” car keys, a good coffee. But often what we need is “to decide:” a project to start, a particular type of customer to serve, a gym to go to, creativity. “Finding” has a place, but hanging around waiting for clarity or direction to drop from the galaxy is usually just...
If you decide to walk everyday, start a new training program, or write, who’s it all for? If you share your journey, people might follow along, engage with your ideas or celebrate your string of wins. But if nobody sees it, or nobody engages, what then? Is it even worth it? Should we just stop...
Half way through 2020, my Facebook account was randomly shut down. I’ll write more on that another time, but since then, I’ve had Signal as a messenger app on the phone. Signal has been around since 2014, and their “zag” is that your messages are private, or, “encrypted.” Sure, for some people this is important...
At my regular burger spot, halfway through the meal, the waitstaff always comes back to the table… “Is everything OK here?” They ask the question, as they reach for a wooden stick that sits in a tin bucket on the table. If you say “Yes, thanks” they flip the stick over and walk away. If...
For hours. Holed up in the office yesterday, re-jigging my desk, office setup, lights, wiring etc… Finally when I crawled out of there, I couldn’t believe how long I’d been going. Sometimes, time flies. It’s funny though, I also remember sitting in calculus at school, watching the wall clock tick over from 3:15 to 3:30pm....
If you try to slide my computer along the desk, it takes the most amount of effort just to get it started. It’s hard to break static friction. Once it’s sliding, the dynamic friction is lots lower. It’s hard to feel stuck when you’re moving, and it’s easier to keep moving than to stop-start.
I pulled the trigger on a purchase today. Work related – nothing too exciting, but the thing is, I first thought about buying this thing three months ago. A three month decision. In that time, the price didn’t change, my need didn’t go up or down, I just got closer to a self-imposed deadline for...
