top of page
make it palatable
If you had a dinner planned for a particular set of guests, I think you would ensure the food is to their liking. You know — perhaps they...
Sep 15, 2021
Stop using LMAO
LMAO at a deeper level speaks to laziness. LMAO takes 2 seconds to type. Laughing my ass off takes 5 seconds to type. Those 3 seconds you...
Sep 14, 2021
“just Focus on the Good”
Just because you focus on the good doesn’t mean the bad doesn’t exist. If there’s a hurricane headed towards your hometown you don’t just...
Sep 13, 2021
Set the Bar
“You gotta watch it!” “Nah… I’ll pass.” “Why?!” “It doesn’t meet the bar.” “What bar?” “My bar for films.” “What’s the bar?” “It has to...
Sep 12, 2021
“entertainment”
When everything is entertainment, nothing is entertainment. Entertainment is defined as the action of providing or being provided with...
Sep 11, 2021
What, Why, How, What if?
“Bro – I’m thinking of taking this online course that just launched.” “Ask the questions bro—“ “What questions?” “I know you want me to...
Sep 10, 2021
Inputs & Originality
The music you play inputs ideas via lyrics. The books you read input ideas via words. The people you “follow” input ideas via posts,...
Sep 9, 2021
Have a Kill-Switch
I was listening to a podcast the other day and they were interviewing an individual who is in charge of telling the company they work for...
Sep 8, 2021
What year was the automobile invented?
I was driving down the road, came to a stop and turned off the music in my car. I wanted to experience silence for a bit and once I did...
Sep 7, 2021
Illusion of Explanatory Depth
“You see… entrepreneurship is freedom, you’ll be your own boss.” “Well…it’s not freedom–since you are still your own boss…” “Well yeah...
Sep 6, 2021
Serving Daily
The tools: A computer, a keyboard, internet connection and WordPress. The ingredients: ideas from books that are read, experiences that...
Sep 5, 2021
Trade-In
“hey — you want to upgrade your iphone?” “no thanks, I paid a shit load of money for it, I’m using it until it dies.” Somewhere at Apple...
Sep 4, 2021
Overcommitted
I remember watching Space Jam as a kid. The opening scene was that of a young Michael Jordan shooting a basketball in his backyard. His...
Sep 3, 2021
an empty ordered home
Ever experienced that? If you have, then you know the amount of work it takes to keep it in order–and the very little amount of work it...
Sep 2, 2021
What wasn’t David
I read once that Michelangelo was asked where his vision for David came from and how he created it. He said that David was in the marble...
Sep 1, 2021
The Sunk Cost Studio
I remember meeting the artist 8 years ago. I wanted to be inspired and they wanted to inspire others through their work. I wanted to...
Aug 31, 2021
Sunk Costs
“I’m not giving up on it, just yet.” “dude — it’s possible you’re experiencing this shit I read one time– some type of fallacy bro”...
Aug 30, 2021
The Soup
Making the soup is one thing. Having the soup is another thing. And knowing how the soup is made is one other thing. The soup is for...
Aug 29, 2021
nobody knows you’re a dog
“On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” That’s the caption for a cartoon drawn by Peter Steiner for The New Yorker on July 5, 1993....
Aug 28, 2021
half-ass
Don’t half-ass it or the world will half-ass your result. Most of the time we want to get everything from the world but we half-ass the...
Aug 27, 2021
bottom of page