Distributed work, digital minimalism, running
There’s a certain appeal to believing you can do it all. As a manager working for a company undergoing steady growth, it’s easy to get caught up in the self-importance …
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I’m not anyone but myself. I’m not Cal Newport, though I really like his books. I’m not James Clear, though I think he has some really great ideas about productivity …
A while back I read a book call Deep Work. I’ve already reviewed the book before so I’ll not rehash things here, but at an incredibly high level the book …
A couple of days ago I was struck by this thought: you’ll find your way through most challenges if you just keep showing up. At the time, I was thinking …
As I mentioned yesterday, a couple of weeks ago I was interviewed for an upcoming podcast. The host’s final question was about the sort of advice I would give to …
About a week ago I was interviewed for a podcast (not published yet). One of the questions that the host asked me towards the end interview went something like this: …
Between the fall of 2004 and the fall of 2007 I had 5 jobs. The longest lasted 13 months, the shortest a mere 6 months. Since then, over the last …
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For the last several weeks my friend (and boss) Mark has been after me to upgrade my webcam game. And I’ve been dragging my feet. See the thing is that …
One of the things I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is how to organize my priorities and responsibilities at work. I’ve been open about the fact that at times …
I picked up The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton. It was a bit of an impulse purchase–the initial hand-wringing by the Trump administration about the book’s publication made …