A great relationship, even better
As I’ve written before, I’m a big believer in the notion that great relationships require work. Good relationships typically don’t go bad overnight, but instead it’s usually a long process of neglect. I often wonder why you hear (or read) very little out there about putting work into relationships, especially with your significant other. Shouldn’t […]
Sandy
Quite a week in NYC. First let me just say this: My wife and I were barely impacted. The truth is we lost power for 5 days, but only lost water for a day or so, and suffered no damage to our personal property nor were we personally harmed. Really our impact was minimal, other […]
Gratitude starts the day
Those who have read my blog probably know me, and therefore are probably well aware of my endless quest for the perfect personal system and routines. I’ve tried lots of things in this quest, and have had many stops and starts along the way but there are a few things I feel confident now should […]
Amazon is eating retail
I stumbled across this article in my Flipboard viewing this morning titled “Are we Witnessing the Death of the Big Box Store?” on Time business. The article was inspired by a 25% drop in net income for Best Buy in its most recent quarter, perhaps a sign that “software is eating” their world. More specifically, […]
Appreciate the day
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. […]
“Draw with me”
“Here, you can color here, Uncle Dan.” She flipped open her sketch book, which looked exactly like a book you would expect a four and a half year old to own. It was ripped in places, bent, crinkled, and completely covered with random splashes of color. “Here, use this black pen to make the outline. […]
Sitting in the car…
It was 4:50pm on a Monday, and here I was again, sitting in the car. My mind was going through all the reasons why I should, why I could, get out of the car. “I’m hungry.” “I’m tired.” “Did you send that email?” ” Did you make that phone call?” “You know what? This isn’t […]
The Naive Optimist, We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m
We work a 4-day week (M-Th, 9-6) because we think that information work isn’t like manufacturing. Another hour at the MacBook won’t yield another $1,000 in profit. We believe that smart folks can get five days of work done in four days. Simple as that. There are so many benefits to working less it’s hard […]
Inspiration and Chai
It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it. via inspirationandchai.com Amazing post made by a Palliative care nurse, looking at the […]