About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
Rebuilding Blocks: How the Game of Kubb Put My Life Back Together — Garrick van Buren The Home Brewer’s Guide to Vintage Beer: Rediscovered Recipes for Classic Brews Dating from 1800 to 1965 — Ronald Pattinson The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are …
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mother has a hard time texting i can see it in her knuckles she wants someone else to handle these things
This morning I found hidden on the coarse carpeting of a fashionable hotel room’s floor between the taxi horn’s bleats between the police siren’s wails between Broadway and 8th Avenue between inhale and exhale one still moment.
I don’t need to tell you this winter was cold. You were there. Simultaneously grateful and baffled that you’re living through month-long stretch of highs below 0°F. Highs below 0°F. My car, parked in the open air stopped turning over. Each morning, it would cry as I turned the key. Wahhh Wahhh Wahhh Wahhh. On …
On Friday May 16th @ 3pm I’ll be discussing burnout at the monthly meeting of Lean Startup Twin Cities. We’ll be covering the early signs, techniques to avoid it, and ways to bounce back from it. More info here: Lean Startup Twin Cities
Each weekday morning I publish 3 actionable messages – on Twitter, LinkedIn, App.net – to inspire you to make dramatic improvements in your professional and personal lives. On Friday afternoons, I count up the reposts, favorites, and replies for each of these 15 messages across all 3 social networks. For the 3 messages receiving the …
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“Look further down the road, you’ll have more time to prepare.” – my driver’s ed instructor I floss my teeth every morning. For at least a decade, I didn’t. I had my excuses. None of them sound. Then, about 2 years ago, I had a bit of a tooth scare and committed to finding a …
If you’ve received an email from me since 2008, you’ve likely seen those 3 words concluding my message. I initially added them to my email as a soft way to confirm my message was, well, helpful. I envisioned them as a tiny step towards measuring the value of email in a new, qualitative, way. I …
When the baby fusses at 5, I should stay up after settling her down. If instead I return to bed, The sun rises without me.
