Month: January 2025

Yesterday, I did something simple. I took out a couple of folders from their place near my desk, went through them, and recycled everything I didn’t need anymore. The job took less than ten minutes. But for months, I hadn’t done it. Something else always seemed more urgent than that job. The papers wouldn’t protest…

Most of the I-made-it stories on social media leave out a lot. They make it look like people were able to take massive steps to achieve success quickly, or that there was some big moment when everything changed. I get it. Getting a huge gain is fun and ditches stress quickly. People want that, and they’re more…

I’ve been watching the TikTok saga closely because, you know, *points at self with both thumbs*, creator. I’ve wanted to see how President Trump would respond (politics), too. Most of all, I’ve thought about attention. Like a lot of parents, I have teenagers. I have struggled to find a good approach to social media with them. Especially for my…

In a post on LinkedIn, communications teacher and expert Vinh Giang asserted that people no longer seek mastery. Instead, they seek easy. That concept admittedly isn’t all that positive. But he points out that, because taking the easy route is the norm, those who are willing to work hard have the opportunity to stand out….

We don’t think of information like cigarettes, caffeine, or booze. But if you know a little about neuroscience, the proposal from Andee Scarantino that data is an addiction makes a whole lot of sense. There is nothing wrong with getting some pleasure from the acquisition of what you truly need. The problem is that finding…

This morning, I got up at my usual before-the-sun time. This blog was on my calendar to do. I had good intentions. Yet, 15 minutes slipped away. 15 more. Two hours later, I still had nothing. The logical side of me knew I should just call it a morning and do something else. But the…