Last weekend I finally installed our Little Free Library in our front yard. It has been such a great experience so far. Last summer, our kids raised money to offset the cost of the library by almost daily lemonade stands. People in the neighborhood were very, very generous. You would be surprised how many times…
Meaning and Motivation
Fear of the Complicated
The fear of the complicated stems from the fear of the unknown. There is a lot of fear around the new GDPR laws affecting online businesses. I have to admit that until I sat down to read a few articles, I was overwhelmed. The law is complicated. I was afraid because I didn’t know enough…
How Robert Mankoff Finally Found Success as an Artist
Robert Mankoff was rejected by The New Yorker 2,000 times between 1974 and 1977. He drew 2,000 cartoons during those three years and but didn’t stop drawing or submitting his work to the magazine. Finally, one of his cartoons was accepted. Then they accepted another one and another until he was invited to become a regular…
A Hierarchy of Goals
In chapter 4 of Grit, Angela Duckworth introduces the idea of a hierarchy of goals. She describes three levels of goals. Imagine a pyramid with one goal at the top, three mid-level goals, and seven low-level goals. The low-level goals “exist merely as a means to ends.” “The higher the goal, the more it’s an…
My End-of-the-Day Routine: The Daily Review
During the last fifteen minutes of the day I go through a routine to help me decompress and plan ahead for tomorrow. These fifteen minutes are probably the #1 reason I am as productive and happy as I am each day. For the last year or so, this has been the checklist I follow during…
