I’ve been having trouble writing these daily posts for the last couple months. The reasons range from boring and predictable (I’m busy) to slightly more interesting (having more readers has given me writer’s fright), but the process I’ve been going through while writing has been kind of interesting to me. Writing is an inherently creative [...]
Image by oskay How many times have you heard that you should “just do it”? How many times have you felt like you should just get over your various hangups and limitations and just get out there and kick ass? How many times have you tried? How many times have you failed? Maybe for people [...]
The NY Times ran an article this week about Natalie Portman and her talents as a high schooler. Not her acting talents, mind you (though she had plenty of that), but her skills in…science. Yes, that’s right. Even after being cast in multiple roles opposite actors like Julia Roberts, Uma Thurmon, and Jack Nicholson, she [...]
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been digging deeper into doing mobile application development for iPhones and iPads, which can be a frustrating experience to start with. It’s made me realize how long it’s been since I really had to struggle with learning something. I don’t mean that in an egotistical way, just that I [...]
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” –Walt Disney
Photo by Jason SchultzAbout six months ago, I found this amazing car service that I use when I have to go to the San Francisco airport, which is about 20-30 mins away from where I live. The normal options for getting to the airport are mass transit, driving your own car, or taking a cab. [...]
Photo by Simon McPherson, Flickr CC Parkinson’s Principle is an saying that states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. I’m sure there are (annoying) superhumans out there for whom this doesn’t apply, but it definitely applies to me. If I have no deadline, nothing gets done. On the other hand, [...]
Yesterday was an amazing day. I felt motivated, productive, everything was clicking. One of those days where I feel like I’m right where I should be and nothing can stop me. This marks a dramatic change from the first few weeks of the year, when I was in a terrible slump. Just had real trouble [...]
There’s an old joke about a guy who comes across a drunk searching the ground at night under a streetlamp. The guy asks the drunk what he’s doing and the drunk says he’s looking for his keys. When asked if he dropped them there, he responds “No, but the light is better here.” That’s how [...]
The snooze alarm is based on the idea that when the alarm goes off, you are not getting up. ~Jerry Seinfeld I’ve always struggled with sleep. Everyone has their vices; mine is staying up late and sleeping into the late morning. This has been a central struggle of my adult life, partly because my wife [...]
