Reading Time: 4 minutesOne Purpose, One Life — Who Invented That Rule? For years, I couldn’t figure out my life purpose. Everyone seemed to have one. I didn’t. That bothered me. When I was growing up, there was an assumption that everyone had a specific life purpose to discover and follow. According to this viewpoint, you were expected …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith Apple announcing new products on Wednesday, I figured this was the perfect time to resurface something many veterans and military families don’t realize: Apple offers a 10% discount to current and Veteran members of the US Military, the National Guard, and the Reserve. This covers all branches — Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Question That Changes Everything About Productivity Productivity advice is everywhere. Tips, tricks, hacks, systems. The goal is always the same: get more done, faster. But here’s the question almost nobody stops to ask: Why? Why be productive in the first place? Science Has Already Figured Out What Drives You In his recent book, Intentional: …
Reading Time: 5 minutesComing to AI on My Own Terms I’ve been slow coming to the AI party. It took me a while to learn about AI and understand its capabilities. Early on, I came up with a basic rule: I always develop my own ideas and write my first draft without AI, then use it to improve …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Age of Anxiety Many people today live their lives filled with anger and fear much of the time. I have a friend who was one of the kindest, gentlest, and most positive people I knew. However, over the past ten years, she has become increasingly negative, angry, and hateful. She became obsessed with political …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Story We Tell Ourselves When I know I have a project coming up (like writing a blog post), I typically start preparing early. At a minimum, I’ll jot down some thoughts about the topic and start a mind map. I’ll do some research and plug that into my mind map. Then I back off …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve updated my “Updates” page today. I try to update it at least once a month or so. If you are interested in what I’ve been doing this past month, this is the place to go! Subscribe Subscribe to get our latest content by email. We don’t share your information. Subscribe We respect your …
Reading Time: 5 minutesStart with Why, Not How The majority of material in the productivity realm focuses on the “what” and the “how” of productivity. Apps, hacks, and software systems are the meat and potatoes. These typically overlook the key question of “Why?” Why be productive? What’s the point? About five years ago, I found an approach that …
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen Productivity Stops Helping For some years, I’ve been a productivity nerd. At one point, I read every new productivity book and tried every new app. I spent more time messing with my apps than producing work. If this is you too, keep reading. You likely got into productivity because it promised to help you …
Reading Time: 4 minutesA Lifelong Learner With a Reading Hang-Up What is my relationship with books? I’m a lifelong learner. I enjoy learning new things and sharing them with others. I’ve read a lot of books this past year. Most of the books I bought were engaging and worthwhile. But some weren’t. When that happened, I didn’t simply …