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I write about productivity, self-development, and building things that matter.
The Difference Between Idleness and Rest
You collapse on the couch after a long day, spend an hour scrolling your phone, and somehow feel more tired than when you started.…
Read More » The Isolation Trap That’s Keeping You Stuck
I’m prone to isolation. It’s both a defense mechanism and an unhealthy desire. When I am not feeling secure in myself, I isolate. The…
Read More » The Provider Pressure That’s Stealing Your Peace
Throughout my wife’s first pregnancy, I remember experiencing a building pressure inside me. At first I couldn’t identify the cause. Perhaps I worried whether…
Read More » How Family Life Actually Improves My Business Focus
A common frustration among career-oriented individuals is the balance between work and family. We’ve all considered the concept of work/life balance as a distant…
Read More » Teaching My Kids to Build Real Friendships
When I was a kid, I just went over to a friend’s house to play. I’d call my mom when I got there and…
Read More » How to Be a Safe Person for Others to Open Up To
There is a common theme in my life that my wife and kids noticed before I did. More often than not, when talking with…
Read More » How to Move Beyond Transactional Friendships
These days our relationships are very transactional. We have our work friends, friends we watch a game with, a couple of guys on our…
Read More » Why We Feel Alone in a Hyperconnected World
Something that has been on my mind is the overwhelming feeling of aloneness that is possible in the hyperconnected time we live in. We…
Read More » How I Found Real Motivation (After External Pressure Failed Me)
Nobody is in charge of setting my goals, giving me feedback, or adjusting my environment in order to help me succeed. Nobody is making…
Read More » Why Counseling Helped (But Wasn’t Enough)
The year 2017 was a major turning point in my life. Much of the unresolved trauma from my earlier years and how I had…
Read More » The Productivity Tool Trap
Way before the iPhone, in the early days of the Palm Pilot, I got my first taste of the electronic checklist. That started my…
Read More » Why I Treat Causes, Not Symptoms
One thing I have been trying to do in my life that goes against what has become our societal norm is to treat the…
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