Reading Time: 6 minutesDuring the first week in December, my wife and I when to Disneyland to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary (we’re not really that old — we married when we were 5 😉). The event and discussions with friends about it have prompted some thoughts I’d like to share. Don’t panic, it’s not all mushy stuff. …
Reading Time: 2 minutesSocial Media Is Designed to Waste Our Time Most people interested in tech are aware that social media platforms are specifically engineered to manipulate human weaknesses to make people addicted to their platforms. The goal is to suck you in and keep you in as long as possible so that the platform receives advertising revenue. …
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s almost always a mistake for me to just sit down and start writing on a topic, or start working on a project without first thinking in detail about what I want to do and how I want to do it. I need to take time first to think things through. Mind mapping is the …
Reading Time: 6 minutesA couple of years ago I was at a point in my retirement where the “permanent fun vacation” (finally freed from work!) period was over, and I was feeling bored, unproductive, and unfulfilled. I fortunately encountered material written by David Sparks (aka MacSparky) on how to do a life roles inventory and evaluation. I took …
Reading Time: 4 minutesMost of us who identify as nerds are introverts, and that means we’re natural planners and organizers. We enjoy the process of thinking about things and organizing elaborate systems and plans for doing projects. However, sometimes we’re so into planning and preparing to do something that we never get anything done. We never act. “Motion …
Reading Time: 3 minutesElon Musk and the Twitter meltdown have taught us a needed lesson. That lesson is that it’s extremely unwise to build our presence on a social media platform. It Was Always a Bad Idea In a recent blog post, Joe Moyer highlights a post by Brent Simmons, titled “After Twitter.” In his post, Simmons argues …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday in his Monday Brief – November 21, 2022, MacSparky (aka David Sparks) wrote about his family traditions of giving thanks during the Thanksgiving Holiday. He states, “…this year I intend to write some notes to people important in my life, letting them know how much I appreciate them.” When I read that I thought, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s an unfortunate fact that distractions define our modern lives. In his book Hyperfocus, Chris Bailey says, “…we encounter more distraction today than we have in the entire history of humanity.” The technical innovations of cell phones, tablets, and laptops have all brought great benefits. Unfortunately, they have also come with the ability to constantly …
Reading Time: 4 minutesA couple of weeks ago, I purchased a Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk. The desk arrived via FedEx in 4 boxes. It took me a couple of hours to assemble it. Although there are several companies that sell adjustable height desks, I bought a Jarvis brand desk because it was recommended by multiple sources I trust. …
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m the kind of person that seeks to be intentional in my life. When I did my initial life roles identification and evaluation, I also wrote descriptions of my ideal behavior for each role. These descriptions are idealistic and aspirational. I’m not there yet, and likely never will completely arrive. They describe the type of …