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 …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Garrick Talking Burnout with Lean Startup Twin Cities on May 16, 2014
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
Introducing ‘Expand’ – My Twitter-driven Newsletter
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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Habit Forming
“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 …
Is This Helpful?
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 …
Daughters and Suns
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.
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What My High School Art Teacher Taught Me About Business
Unlike every other class in high school, I remember art class being completely self-directed. Yes, in English I could choose which book I wrote a 3-page report on and in History I could choose whether or not I paid attention at all, but it was art where I felt I could wholly and completely pursue …
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How I Learned to Get Up Before My Kids
Despite a bad habit of staying up until 2am most nights, I hadn’t used an alarm clock for at least 6 years. Likely a decade. When I was up that late actively working on a project (versus binge listening to music or watching Netflix), I’d joke my ‘second day’ was from 8pm – 2am. Yes, …
Beer Flights for Your Holidays
Lately I’ve preferred drinking small 4oz pours of 3-5 different beers rather than a larger pour of a single beer. Being able to compare and contrast multiple beers makes it easier to suss out the distinctive character of each individual beer. I’ve also found when I drink less when I drink mindfully. The big box …