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August 2, 2021 Flip the internal narrative on loss I’m guilty of this for sure. I definitely think work in America is pretty messed up but, at the end of the day, I don’t control the decisions of my employer and being miffed about it isn’t solving anything. April 26, 2021 Because if they care about the knobs… Any thing made where the maker sweats the details - material texture, mechanism resistance, the shade of orange on the power button - it’s probably going to be a good thing. All those details add up. April 22, 2021 Take that corn hat off Melvin Just a little fun. I encountered the pig call/heavy metal mashup and wondered if falling contests had rules. They do. Of course. April 21, 2021 On being a better kind of man First, Ted Lasso is one of the best TV shows I think I’ve ever seen. It is already in my top charts following closely behind The West Wing and Stargate. Second, it models *so well* what I want to be as a Good Man it’s nearly painful to watch. April 8, 2021 Ask all the people The first ship, the one for yourself, is a foundation. Designing for all types of people makes your product soar. April 4, 2021 A little sluggish Clever turn of phrase I rather like. The previous passage on coffee tea/tobacco and stimulants was interesting insofar as smoking was thought to be harmless. Back when this was written, maybe they were less harmless? April 2, 2021 What work should be We seem to have lost the thread in this late stage capitalistic society. Work is to support a life worth living, not the other way around. And while I, specifically, call what I do a vocation, I still don’t want to do it constantly. March 8, 2021 On Ranking The human brain remembers things best when it has multiple traits to do so. Measures, rankings, location, color - all of that make things more memorable. But they are just traits. March 8, 2021 On doing versus improving. I have never been great at just doing a thing. I am regularly trying to find ways to “do better.” With work, it’s valuable because it keeps me advancing - new skills, new efficiencies, better results. March 8, 2021 Trust Layer Very interesting take on the fundamental problems with internet *culture*. Namely, that there aren’t the tools to build a quality one. It’s tribalism without the sacrifice and trust that builds community. February 26, 2021 Guilt and capitalism I stayed off line with a migraine today. I’ve been mostly downstairs in the dark napping or watching Twitch streamers. But I’ve also been checking email and Teams to stay atop anything that may be going on. I write in my email to folks I work with that I would be because “important things still need doing” or some similar phrase. February 14, 2015 Work Analog From Cal Newport via Patrick Rhone: A computer is a portal to near endless distraction. Because we use these machines for so much of our efforts, October 21, 2010 Oh, the silliness This video alone makes me want to upgrade to iLife ’11 because it would be so much fun to make silly video trails. Like, screw full movies. I just October 21, 2010 Oh, the silliness This video alone makes me want to upgrade to iLife ’11 because it would be so much fun to make silly video trails. Like, screw full movies. I just