It’s holiday time! My gift today is the story of a recent decision. You may want to try it. It's made life a bit more effortful, but it's produced real results. It has paid off in both expected and unexpected ways. Whoa! I quit Facebook. I quit Facebook. Yeah, it’s...
Are you lazy? How lazy? I think technology is giving us opportunities to take laziness to an entirely new level! I remember life before the Internet took over. Many things have changed. Now we can buy stuff online. We can watch movies and TV shows on our computer...
I love the idea of a meritocracy! It's a glorious myth that makes a wonderful story. But if you look at how resources, wealth, prestige, etc. get distributed, it's very hard to make a case for meritocracy. It's no surprise we believe in meritocracy. We spend our...
The Copenhagen interpretation of physics is used to justify wish-and-it’s-yours principles of some new age thinking. In this article, I suggest that other unexplored physics phenomena can be equally useful.
Using emotion in writing depends on your words and the emotions those words bring up. Choose your words to create the emotion you want.
Today's Get-it-Done Guy episode deals with how to form a new habit. Becoming more productive, setting new years resolutions, brushing your teeth differently ... any sort of behavior change involves, well, changing behavior. Unfortunately, humans aren't very good at...
Learning doesn’t necessarily happen the same for all tasks. I’m in the middle of extreme auditory learning right now, and it’s a completely unconscious learning process.
It's my birthday today! I thought up a rather fun way to spend some time celebrating. Here's my game: Think of your age 10 years ago, 20 years ago, etc. and write down all the things you appreciate about the younger "you." Spend some time pondering what's been...
My first acting experience has given me a profound appreciation for how we build reputation (or "personal brand," to use the 21st century parlance). I just finished my first weekend as part of the ensemble for Evil Dead: The Musical. I play a dancing tree, a headless...
I’ve noticed that underlying a lot of political discussions is a fundamental belief about human nature. Some people believe people are fundamentally self-interested. They won’t work unless paid, and helping the downtrodden is something one does to impress one’s...