Verschlimmbesserung: An improvement that makes something worse. Doch: An expression for indicating an outcome occurred that was counter to the supplied evidence. Loosely translates to, “and yet” or “although I thought otherwise.” Even more delightfully – it can be and is used sarcastically.
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My All Time Favorite Phones
Motorola X Style Pure Edition Nokia E72 Handspring Treo 600
Mostly It’s Preparing for Success
My Ideal Day
5:00a: Awake, brush, floss, situps, pushups 5:15a: 5-mile run 6:00a: 20-minute meditation 6:20a: Start coffee, shower, shave, dress well 6:30a: High-protein breakfast 6:45a: Morning ideation 7:00a: Breakfast with the kids 8:30a: Write for 30 minutes 9:00a: Do the most important work of the day 1:00p: Lunch meeting w/ a coaching client @ a new restaurant …
knuckles
mother has a hard time texting i can see it in her knuckles she wants someone else to handle these things
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
Change Obeys Sturgeon’s Law
Like Recycling
Kevin Morris today: “Say hello to the new Facebook. You won’t find many people here. But you will find a lot of trash.” – Kevin Morris My comic from a year ago:
Data Baggage
“Don’t collect data. If you know everything about yourself, you know everything. There is no use burdening yourself with a lot of data. Once you understand yourself, you understand human nature and then the rest follows.” – Kurt Gödel, A Logical Journey, MIT Press, 1996 reminds me of the Greek gnōthi seauton.
Homegrown Hops 2013
Today, April 5, I planted 6 hops rhizomes (2 each of Chinook, Willamette, Cascade) on the south side of the house, a few inches down in a compost/manure mixture and covered in mulch. This is my third attempt at growing hops at home. The first year nothing came up. Last year, half the rhizomes broke …