Monthly Archives: October 2007

Is Love of Counting is the Root of All Evil?

The love of money isn’t the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting. Learn how the Oft Acclaimed management tool of counting stuff just might be destroying your life. Continue reading

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Overload is built in to our economy. Poor us.

A post popped up on Inspiration Nation  discussing the article on Overwhelm I wrote in 2005. If you haven’t tried it, I also created a free companion email overload assessment to figure out how many sushi dinners worth of time … Continue reading

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How can we spend more time as our 'heroic selves'?

Every year, I staff Otherworld, a yearly adventure weekend that lets participants spend a weekend adventuring as their “heroic selves.” As a participant, Otherworld was one of my funnest weekends ever. As a staff member, it’s been fantastic as well. … Continue reading

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The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Kill

Amazing. Utterly amazing. The New York Times is reporting that Churches are now attracting teenagers to the church by having “Halo” nights. That’s when teenage boys get together and play a videogame that’s rated “M” for mature (which means teenagers … Continue reading

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Omigosh, IHOP so totally doesn't get it

An International House of Pancakes recently opened in Harvard Square. Harvard Square is in the midst of Harvard University, and is populated mainly by college students. It was once a really hip, cool shopping area, and is now occupied almost … Continue reading

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