Why brainsbri?
Due to the extensive amount of help I provided a buddy of mine in High School physics, he bought me a T-shirt with ‘Monkey Brains’ written below an image of a monkey. I consequently earned the moniker “Monkey Brains” Brian, which doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, so we shortened it to brainsbri.
Is it a great name? Debatable.
Could I do better? Sure – but please make me famous first so I can afford a branding consultant.
I solved a Rubik’s cube for the first time last week. Naturally, I’m telling everyone. Nerd problems!
It took forever. I was putting in the time. Why couldn’t I solve it?
I finally succeeded two weeks after reading Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All.
Cubed is no solution guide. It’s the intriguing life story of the reclusive creator of one of the most ubiquitous puzzles of our time, and his story helped me realize I wasn’t spending my time productively. I was allocating the time, but my mind was elsewhere. I wasn’t successful until I spent dedicated time truly thinking about the problem.
Any task you deem worthwhile requires your time and your full attention.
Your time is finite – use it well.
I was at the park with my daughter yesterday, and I randomly started to pick up litter.
What if we all started doing the same?
What if we stopped creating litter in the first place?
A few years ago I started a movement. It had one follower.
Intrinsic Tranquility: Your Household Process Management Specialist
I was going to fix everyone’s problems by helping them run their homes well. I was going to Save the Everyman (and woman)!
Aside from my desire to help those that never asked for my help, I was completely obsessed with the name. I thought I was so clever. A complex synonym for inner peace. What brilliance!
No need to ask around if anyone actually wanted this help though, because I had struck “branding gold” with the name. It would sell itself!
Shockingly (not really), the concept never took off, but my efforts were certainly worthwhile despite the lack of success. I took a risk. I failed. I learned.
Seth Godin asked Tim Ferriss where his bad writing was in their most recent podcast. What a great idea. Time for me to try it out.
Welcome to my bad writing…
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