Always Learning
It’s a little cliché to admit at this point, but it is nonetheless pretty important for us to be always learning. There is no one moment of arrival, when you have all of the skills you are ever going to need. No moment where you know everything you are ever going to need to know. […]
The Myth of Multitasking
Dividing your attention is never a good thing to do. Despite the most avid believers, we are not built for the strange task of multitasking. The thought that you are going to be more productive by doing more things at once makes no mathematical or neurological sense. The myth of multitasking tries to convince us […]
Failing with Enthusiasm
We do not always choose to learn things the hard way but often we don’t have a choice. If I could instantaneously know what the market needs from me, or the best way to represent my skills as a solution to their problems, I absolutely would. This, however, is a trial and error business, and […]
Getting Lost in Reinvention
Sometimes it is easy to be distracted by the small details that we tweak and manipulate. Trapped by needless innovation, we run the risk of getting lost in reinvention. Don’t get me wrong. Innovation is key to growth, and we should be constantly looking at those things that we should change about our lives, our […]
Routinely Creative
Being creative is not something you can schedule and yet we have to plan our day around inspiration. Sitting around, staring at the ceiling, and waiting for lighting to spark in our brains is not particularly effective. That being said, sitting down in front of a computer and being instantly inspired is also madness. And […]
Dealing with the Weight
There is so much to be happy about on a daily basis, so many moments that should make us proud, and yet we are constantly distracted by those emotions that weigh us down. The general fatigue that we are all feeling is palpable. It is exhausting to be constantly dealing with the weight of it […]
Fatigue
Fatigue, especially in this moment in time, is heavier than it has ever been. I know that I have been feeling this, deeply, since all of this began. It’s an understandable reaction to an unbelievable moment in history and we shouldn’t feel bad about it, in any way. We are going to have those days […]
Investing the Time
In our day-to-day plan, the questions often comes up about how we are choosing to invest our time. Make no mistake, it truly is an investment, in most cases more meaningful than any financial ones we might make. Investing the time is an important balancing act for all of us. Work is work. That’s neither […]
Taking a Moment
I used to feel tremendous guilt if I wanted to go for a walk, both in my traditional job and when I am writing. Very few people around me seemed to take a moment. Hell, most people I knew would work through their lunches, munching on a sandwich and few grapes, busily typing away. So, […]
Treading Water
Sometimes it’s all you can do, just to stay afloat. No forward progress, no extraordinary successes, just the day to day of your business life. When this happens, we can get into our own heads, fixate on the problem, and start to wallow in the illusion of failure. If we aren’t moving forward, we must […]