Twenty-four hours in a day. 168 hours in a week. Approximately 8,766 in one year and if the average human lives 72 years (according to the Google) that means we each get right around 631,152 hours in our lifetime. How …
Coffee Shops, Vicious Bears, and Scandalous Stories
A few years ago, I decided to give up working at a desk in an office and to work more often in coffee shops. Here are at least three good reasons why I made the move: 1. I’ve always envied …
Planting for the Future
In his book Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, Richard Rumelt says, “Current plenty is the harvest of planting seasons long past.” Last week I planted my garden. At first this is not very rewarding. Right now I have a few puny little …
Race Relations
“Don’t even look at me like that. I’m gonna freakin’ kill you.” “Yeah right, you’re a sad little man. You ain’t killin’ nobody.” “Did you already forget, bro? I just beat your cousin right here, in this very spot, last …
Emotional Tug of War
View Post6 Things That Might Be Better than Therapy
I am a big fan of therapy. Most of us, at some point in our life, could benefit from talking through our dysfunctions and damaged places with someone who is both insightful and objective. (Yes, you are damaged and yes, …
Résumé Virtues and Eulogy Virtues
New York Times columnist David Brooks says there are two different types of virtues, résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. I spent the first half of my life building résumé virtues. Most of us do. There is nothing wrong with that. …
Imaginary Friends Forever (#IFF)
*I want to preface this post by claiming that I do have some real-life friends. And for the most part, I count them as infinitely more valuable than the imaginary ones. That being said… Some of my favorite people don’t …
Acquainted with Loneliness
While their parents were in Hawaii, Cathy and I spent ten days with our twin four-year-old granddaughters. Shortly before we returned them to their rightful owners, I was lying in bed listening to their rhythmic breathing. I thought, “Who will …
Mad Men and the Myth of Overnight Success
I am going to be devastated when Mad Men goes off the air this Sunday. I have watched every episode, some more than once. I have watched AMC’s inane videos on costuming the cast. I have binged on DVD extras. …