Feedback usually has little or no bearing on quality. Every person has a different style of giving advice. That style doesn’t usually change much whether they think you are almost perfect or downright horrible. When you ask for feedback, what you hear says a lot more about the other persons “feedback style” than your inquiry. […]
10 Tips for Enjoying Solitude
“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” – Francis Bacon A little solitude can be relaxing. A lot can make you feel lonely, isolated and miserable. But sometimes solitude is unavoidable. You may have to close yourself away from friends to finish a project. You may be placed into […]
What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?
We are often clueless when it comes to what we want to do with our lives. Let me share seven steps with you to figure it out.
New Design is Up
The new site design is up and ready. After a few agonizing hours tweaking the design so it should work both in Firefox AND Internet Explorer, I believe I’ve gotten all the kinks out. The main layout of the website is effectively the same, sidebar to the right, navigation on the top. But I believe […]
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