Looking Back at 2023

What happened to the last three years? It seems like only a few months ago I was sipping coffee in the Colombian Andes, planning a return to Oaxaca …

Audiobook Excellence

Malcolm Gladwell is a great writer. He’s a master of creative non-fiction. And I’m a big fan of his work. I first read The Tipping Point a few …

Cursing Cursive

California just passed a law requiring schools to teach cursive writing to students. It’s 2024. Like most people, I learned how to write in cursive while in school. …

The Icemen Worketh

While my pocket of the world is suffering through a freakish anomaly of bitter deep freeze, I’m one of the lucky ones. As much as I complained about …

It’s Too Damn Cold

“This is why I live in a place where the air hurts my face.” It’s a fairly common meme shared here in Canada: A photo of a giant …

Mastery

The idea of mastery both intrigues and bores me. Sure, becoming the master of any skill is absolutely impressive. And I tip my hat to those who have …

Moments

It’s wild how much one minute can change things, or how easily that time can be lost. Working at a downtown coffee shop this morning I lost my …

The Potency of Anticipation

Anticipation is a powerful drug. Think about it, how much does the thought of a future event cause you to react physically in the present? The rush you …

Sleeping

I don’t need a lot of sleep. I can function on five hours — no problem. But merely functioning only gets a person so far. One of the …

Rethinking Routines

Routines are good for some, they help with organization and workflow. For others, they’re problematic, an inconvenience that gets in the way of creativity and the ability to …