Life isn’t a steady escalator. Sometimes getting better requires that you first get a lot worse. If you can’t admit to yourself that you suck at something, chances are it will hold you back from future improvements. Pride, ego, fear of rejection, call it what you will. The result is the same. Part of you […]
Archives for August 2007
I’m Mentioned in Flak
Cal Newport recently wrote an article about lifehacking for Flak Magazine. I’m honored to be mentioned alongside names like Steve Pavlina, Leo Babauta and Merlin Mann. Although a few of the details about me were off (I started the blog at 17 and I lived away from home going to University) most of it spot […]
Friday Links 07-08-10
From the Web Negative Media? – John Place has a great article about how to avoid succumbing to the negative information in the media. Just gathering information isn’t enough, I agree with John that you need to actively process information you receive so it works towards you instead of turning you into a materialistic, self-obsessed […]
How to Make Deadlines Work Using Hofstadter’s Law
Hofstadter’s Law: “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s law.” This little recursive nugget of wisdom can be stated simply as, “It always takes longer than you think.” That’s an unfortunate truth both in planning projects and setting goals for your life. When you don’t have all the […]
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