My friend Joe Martin is a smart guy. I look up to him when it comes to designing a fulfilling life, and also when it comes to acoustic Kanye West covers. One of the coolest things he does is name his year in advance. It sets the intent for your actions and is a quick … Read more
This article is about finding flow and fulfillment in your work. But more importantly, it’s about avoiding despair, boredom, and frustration. This was written to solve my own problem. For a while, I wanted to tear my hair out and didn’t realize what was actually wrong. Ostensibly, my career was progressing, but I felt uninspired, … Read more
New Year’s Resolutions™ are overrated, but time-based goals are nice, and so are general life reflections. I find it’s valuable to put them in writing and in public, mostly for reference and reflection down the line. I’ve been doing these since 2016 (2017, 2018, 2019) and find them fun and useful. 2020 Was a Good Year … Read more
Reading has always been a large part of my life, but this year in particular, I read a ton — 51 books. The global pandemic pushed everyone indoors, and I didn’t know what to do with that time other than work, read, workout, and play music. Thus, I’ve had a great year for reading (#silverlinings). … Read more
New Year’s Resolutions™ are overrated, but time-based goals are nice, and so are general life reflections. I find it’s valuable to put them in writing and in public, mostly for reference and reflection down the line. I’ve been doing these since 2017 and find them fun and useful. 2019 Was a Good Year (Recap) I … Read more
New Year’s Resolutions™ are overrated, but time-based goals are nice, and so are general life reflections. I find it’s valuable to put them in writing and in public, mostly for reference and reflection down the line. I did one last year, and in 2017 as well. 2018 Was a Good Year (Recap) 2018 was an … Read more
The world is obsessed with productivity hacks. Lifehacker gets many millions of visitors every month, the supplement industry is like $50 billion a year, and we all listen to Tim Ferriss’ podcast, which in effect covers the morning routines and productivity hacks of those more successful than us. We all want to squeeze more out … Read more
New Year’s Resolutions™ are overrated, but time-based goals are nice. I find it’s valuable to put them in writing and in public, mostly for reference and reflection down the line. 2017 Was a Good Year In 2017, I hit lots of personal and professional goals. I started training Krav Maga and taking Spanish lessons (studied … Read more
I’m not usually a big New Year’s resolution guy. I never follow them. Usually, I forget about the resolutions a few months in. It’s hard to sustain that level of focus on what is usually quite a vague overreaching goal.
