Almost Didn’t Happen

05.03.2012 Family

I’ve heard history described as “the story of things that almost didn’t happen.” It’s very easy to look back at the past and see an inevitability, a purpose. But if you look closely that purpose evaporates, pops like the thin soap bubble it is. There are so many near misses in history that it’s amazing [...]

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Not No, But Not Right Now

05.02.2012 GTD

Ideas come by the bushel basket load around here, but really great ideas are still rare. That’s why it’s so painful and difficult to say, “No.” Why say no? Because I have other great ideas in play and actively being worked on. If I say yes to something else, everything will suffer. But I’m not [...]

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Replacing The Roof

05.01.2012 GTD

Sometimes, most times, even when I have to spend a lot of money, I at least get some pleasure and satisfaction from the expenditure. Buying a new car is expensive, but you end up with a new car to drive. Buying a home is both terrifying and satisfying at the same time. Buying a new [...]

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The Spare Notebook In My Drawer

04.30.2012 blogging

I try and run a lean operation, but I always keep a new, unopened Moleskine notebook in my left desk drawer. I like the large, squared, hardback version and I’ve used many over the years. It’s comforting to know that at any moment I can reach into the drawer, peel off the shrink wrap, write [...]

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Writing Assignment: Reduce A Story To Just A Beginning, Middle, & End

04.27.2012 writing

Telling a story is both a natural human action and one of the most difficult of art forms to master. Oral storytelling is one of the earliest and most central of human experiences. Writing builds upon this experience. We sometimes think of telling and writing stories as merely a form of entertainment, but there’s much [...]

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