In the past week I:
In spite of – or perhaps because of – all that imperfection, it was actually a great week.
Today I took a new route to a familiar destination, without using a GPS.
Funny how GPS has turned the road trip into a video game, following a guided path on a screen to a destination (and if you’re like me you try to beat the time by arriving at the destination sooner than predicted).
Your brain knows the way. Look up and enjoy the trip.
You don’t.
No matter what number you choose, it will always be closer to zero than it is to infinity.
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Human beings invented numbers in an attempt to quantify their surrounding environment, and we’ll keep increasing them as needed in order to make sense of life.
There is no end.
The answer to this question depends on your perspective.
Driving through a neighborhood today, I came across two adjacent lawns. The first was a pristine, verdant lawn that was worthy of a magazine cover. The second lawn was left to grow naturally.
The former may be appealing to the human senses (not mine), but the latter had the birds. So many birds, in fact, that the lawn appeared black at first glance. What was even more intriguing was the dividing line between the two lawns, drawn not by a fence, but by the abrupt end to the birds at the edge of the natural lawn.
They wouldn’t venture into the green grass. There is nothing for them there.
In 2003 I attended Presidential Classroom, and in one of the seminars this brilliant man by the name of Dean Kamen demonstrated his new invention, the Segway.
I was in awe.
I just finished reading ‘Originals’ by Adam Grant a few days ago, in which I read all about how the Segway was a commercial failure.
Funny how things work out.
Turns out there was a Super Bowl yesterday… who knew…
I stopped watching football after watching a particularly frustrating Giants game years ago (thanks Eli). I remember standing in my dining room, emotionally stressed out about that game, and I finally asked myself why this game was bothering me so much.
In that moment I decided football was no longer a priority in my life, and I gained back about six hours every Sunday during football season to do other things.
Your time is yours. Your time is finite. Be selfish in how you spend it.
Boldness is the only way forward.
If you sit back and wait, you won’t advance.
When should you make a move? You’ll know.
…do you even have a legitimate argument?
1 new message: “Are you free?”
Just call and find out.
If I’m free, I’ll answer.
If not, I’ll call back.
…head in the clouds.
I buy my wine solely based on the appearance of the label.
I will not fail. I will not fail. I will not fail. I will not fail.
Me, most of my adult life
Give me all of the failure!
Me, now
I’ve never felt better.
It’s nice in your own little world.
It’s comfortable. It’s safe. All of your ideas are fantastic.
You’re always right. You’re perfect. It’s a beautiful place to be.
And it’s all an illusion.
First place is meaningless when there’s only one contestant.
Be bold and step out of your castle. Took me far too long. It’s worth it
One month in.
Hopefully I don’t start repeating myself…
Hopefully I don’t start repeating myself…
I have an amazing idea…
…I’m just waiting for my brain to tell me what it is.
…is that I know nothing.
Why are things the way they are?
Why is standard writing aligned to the left?
Can’t we be different?
I didn’t tell my daughter to go make her bed.
She watched me make mine, and then she made hers.
It’s sitting on my computer right now. 199 pages. 40-something thousand words.
It was brilliant. Publishers would love it. Who needs a following before writing a book? I sure don’t.
Turns out my thoughts were misguided. Oh well. Back to work.
I don’t clean a single room in my house and move on to the next. I clean a little bit in each room incrementally until the whole house is clean.
Six Sigma Black Belts would have a conniption if they traced my steps. But that’s how I work.
Do what works for you.
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