For the new year, I have committed to spending 30 minutes in writing a day. Something that makes this commitment easier to keep is another commitment I’ve made: to keep a list of ideas that I want to write about. One of the hard parts in writing … [Continue reading] about Keeping a List of Ideas
Just Showing Up
For 2019, I've set myself a goal for writing: I just show up, stick around for 30 minutes, and give it my best effort. The first part of that is critical. It’s also simultaneously (and paradoxically) very easy and very hard. It’s very easy, … [Continue reading] about Just Showing Up
A Theme Instead of a Resolution
At the beginning of 2018, I didn’t set a New Year’s resolution. Instead, I picked a theme for 2018. My theme for 2018 was Friendship. I didn’t want to make a resolution, because New Year’s resolutions are famous for not getting kept. And I didn’t … [Continue reading] about A Theme Instead of a Resolution
Only One Thing
Earlier this week I realized that I was resisting writing new blog posts. Why? Because I had made it too hard. I thought it had to be complicated. It doesn't have to be. It can be simple. I can write about only one thing. Which is what I've done … [Continue reading] about Only One Thing
2018.4.17 Notes: Scott Adams and Derek Sivers
I posted last Friday. I forgot to mention The Personal MBA. I recommended this to a friend at lunch. This book has helped me in many ways. Here is what I was doing on Saturday: I listed to the Tim Ferriss podcast with Scott … [Continue reading] about 2018.4.17 Notes: Scott Adams and Derek Sivers