The mantra of the edge dancer. What is time anyway? I spent a decent amount of time studying time and the many nuances associated with it. Very interesting how the concept of time and schedule have evolved over the centuries. This has all led to me sitting here on January 23rd, 2021 at 5:38 A.M. […]
The Least is the Most
The least urgent is usually the most important. Take my schedule today for instance. I had a bunch of urgent things to accomplish, that packed my day. All the non-urgent things, that were the most important things got pushed to the way side. How much bravery and courage does it take to actually choose to […]
Metrics Reduce Repetition
In business circles a common theme for dissemination or diffusion of a new concept or business requirement to a team is to just to repeat yourself frequently. In my company we call this the rule of seven. Meaning you have to repeat yourself seven times before a team will generally hear and understand what you […]
Self as Product Motif
In honor of one of the new subscribers to the blog, I decided to put some thought into an idea that she gave me today! The concept to ponder is to consider yourself in a different motif, then what you typically might. Doing this mental exercise can help alter your outlook on what you are […]
Decision Calculus
I was considering some key factors around success today, and I came to the conclusion that making decisions is at the center of successful effort. When you can make decisions quickly, you can get to more decisions and be more effective. That is the first metric of success. The number of decisions that you have […]
Elastic Force
When you stretch a piece of rubber, or plastic or similar material it yields into a new shape. This is generally referred to as elasticity, when you stop exerting force the material returns back to the original shape, usually very quickly and this is called elastic force. Depending on the size, strength, type of material […]
Three Years
Well, today marks a special milestone. I have ended 3 years in a row (1095 days) of following what I call The 365 Commitment. Every morning I have got up at 5am and followed the same formula. I ponder what the most important things are that I can do for the day, write them down, […]
Be Wary of Easy
Finding something easy is always our secret quest, our internal hope. The inner desire that one day you will get that call, that letter in the mail, or that lottery ticket you purchased on a wim, actuallt winning. The stumbling upon the next Amazon stock, or the long lost rich aunt giving ypu her fortune […]
Anti-Patterns
If you want to sound really cool in a technology meeting just use the phrase, “anti-pattern” in a sentence. Any modern agile wielding developer will instantly give you attention. There I am revealing a secret to you, like a hypnotic device you can use when working with really smart people. Just say something like, you […]
Ambition Devours Gratitude
I love ambition. I think ambition is the fuel we need for people to have a desire to grow and improve. However, there is a dangerous side to ambition and that is the propensity for it to devour gratitude. When you have too much ambition, you forget the value of the riches that are set […]