Day 194 – Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones
If you are struggling to make progress, there are a couple of reasons to look at immediately. The first is focus. Are you focused enough to make progress forward? If you are distracted and your energy is diluted by working on too many things, this could be the culprit. The second is consistency. Are you […]
Day 193 – Law of Conditional Progression
Anyone who has ever played a video game understands conditional progression. This is the concept that you cannot advance in a game until certain conditions are met. Once the conditions have been achieved, you are allowed to progress. When you learn how to develop software, one of the most basic algorithms you learn is conditional […]
Day 192 – Long Delays are Never Clever
“though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been associated with long delays.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War I have made my fair share of hasty, ill-advised decisions—some of them incredibly embarrassing. I think back on those moments and cringe at the stupid, brash, cavalier attitude that caused me […]
Day 191 – das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
I love idiomatic expressions, especially ones that have lasted for hundreds of years. This phrase, translated to English, says: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. This phrase became very popular in Germany in the 1500s. Famous names such as Martin Luther and Goethe referenced this phrase in their writings. The phrase seems to […]
Day 190 – Walkin’ Blues
1941 Robinsonville, Mississippi, Son House sat down with his guitar and recorded a session of blues songs that were to be preserved in the Library of Congress. The idea was to capture moments of time in history, arts, and literature and preserve them in our national archive for future generations. This session of recordings certainly […]
Day 189 – Scale Yourself First
Many of us have good intentions. We want to have an impact on our society and do good. At least I hope this is the case. My highly subjective research on this topic leads me to conclude that many people have this basic desire, even the people that we consider the most abhorrent. I have […]
Day 188 – Greed is Good
Last week, a great speaker reminded me that greed is not always bad. I had come across this concept before, so I was pleased to be reminded that greed often gets a bad rapport. You see, greed is a motive that we can all understand. It is a simple motive and not complex in the […]
Day 187 – Stop Seeking Recognition and Seek to Improve Instead
A critical mental shift for success in life is the transition from the desire to win and be recognized to the desire to improve. Once you focus on improving, you are on the path to success. If you are blessed enough, that will come with a win and your desire for recognition. However, purely seeking […]
Day 186 – ‘Get There First’ Disease
To explain this concept, I will relate a situation that I think many of us can relate to. This occurs at the airport. You get to the airport and have plenty of time to get to your gate before the scheduled departure date. You might want to buy something to eat or get snacks before […]
Day 185 – The Impact of Daily Writing – Part II
This is the 2,287th article I have written in a row since I started on January 8th, 2018. This is part 2 of my detail of how this has benefited me in miraculous ways. Yesterday, I talked about writing being a cheap form of therapy, a great way to quench my thirst for knowledge and […]