There's a show on Amazon Prime called The Goes Wrong Show. The premise: a small troupe of actors struggle through a stage production in which everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Part of the comedy is that the backstage becomes a visible part … [Continue reading] about Writing Notes as Backstage Work
Eleonore Stump Explaining How God Draws Closer to Humanity in Jesus
Today is Christmas. The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord. The day when we celebrate the fact that God became man, a human being, in Jesus, who was born at Bethlehem. Here is a video with Eleonore Stump, a very intelligent, thoughtful Christian … [Continue reading] about Eleonore Stump Explaining How God Draws Closer to Humanity in Jesus
Stress and Fear
Here's a note I made three months ago: Stress and Fear: What if "stress" is fear? We talk about stress at work, but isn't that just fear that you will fail? Fail to deliver on time? Fail to live up to some standard, be judged, and expelled from … [Continue reading] about Stress and Fear
What You Do Every Day Matters
Here is a note I took earlier this year: What you do daily is the most important part of your life. Get that part right. If you can improve that daily part, you can improve your whole life. I took that after listening to Jordan Peterson. … [Continue reading] about What You Do Every Day Matters
A Writing Process Does Not Necessarily De-Personalize the Work
I was listening to Nathan Barry's interview of David Perell. Perell made the point that what you write is going to come from your own experience. It's going to be uniquely yours, because of the mix of interests that you bring to it. So even if … [Continue reading] about A Writing Process Does Not Necessarily De-Personalize the Work