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Short posts and notes.
  • Learning to run
    · exercise focus wellbeing

    Yesterday, I mentioned that I am preparing for a 5k race. I use the word preparing loosely. I have only run three times in the past several weeks. However, I...

  • Finally, I didn't snooze 'till seven
    · focus productivity sleep technology wellbeing

    I made it to work by 6:32 a.m. Not to the office, but to the laptop to begin writing. I’ve been trying for a few weeks now to wake up earlier in the mornings...

  • Unsubscribe
    · focus simplicity technology

    I’m trying to reduce and simplify my inputs. I spent a lot of time the other day unsubscribing to feeds in my Google Reader. I’m trying to get more focused. ...

  • Unburdened technology
    · focus productivity simplicity technology wellbeing

    Technology brings many gifts to life. But it also bring many new burdens. The next step forward will be learning how to best integrate the modern marvels of ...

  • Tools of the trade
    · focus simplicity technology

  • A Primer on Dream Recall
    · sleep

    Each night I sleep between seven and eight hours. Out of 24 that is one third of my day. I never feel like I have enough time in a day to do all the things I...

  • Debt is a Heavy Load
    · money personal finance

    Debt is a heavy burden. Large, unexpected bills are worse, when they come due all at once. Even though I have the money stored away, it is still stressfull t...

  • Distractions are Good
    · focus productivity wellbeing

    Distractions are the undoing of any effective time management scheme, right? They are bad and should be avoided at all costs. They should be stomped out. I a...

  • Best Productivity Blog
    · focus simplicity

    This is quite possibly the most useful productivity blog of all time. Check it out below:

  • Don't Wait to Start
    · blogging simplicity

    That big idea always strikes unexpectedly and with little warning. There is a flash of inspiration and the burning desire to act.

  • Binary Happiness
    · wellbeing

    For all that is out there in writing and speeches about the secret to happiness, and for all the time, effort, and energy spent on its pursuit, I don’t know ...

  • The Blog...A Few Introductory Notes
    · blogging

    I’d write more about myself, but I’m really not that interested in the subject. I’m worried that will show up in my writing and bore my readers. So, rather t...

  • Learning to Live with the Noise
    · simplicity

  • When winning is not enough

    Winning isn’t everything. Sometimes it’s not enough. Without the honor of fair battle, it doesn’t matter.

  • The importance of symbols

    Why are symbols so important in cultures around the world? It is not for what they are but for where they point. It is incredible how reliant humans are on s...

  • Are humans still evolving?
    · simplicity

    If they are, it’s at a faster pace than every before.

  • More of More or More of Less
    · simplicity

    It could very well be that my attempts to do more are misguided. It could, perhaps, be that I need to do less, that I need to empty my life of the clutter so...

  • Controlled Distractions
    · focus

    It turns out that I’m easily distracted. I know this because after I wrote the title to this blog, I took a break to check my email and read some other posti...

  • Where is the world going?

    The planet or civilization? That must be the first distinction, since individual can choose to view the “world” both through the perspective of humanity livi...

  • More Voices Please
    · blogging technology

    There is a lot of bloggers out there and that is a good thing. The more voices, the closer we (as a civilization) get to saying and thinking everything. Sayi...

  • Caught in the rain

    My family went to the pool today but it started raining as soon as we arrived. Still we got to enjoy the storm from the cover of the patio. It was beautiful.