And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. —John Steinbeck, East of Eden Today I did a liberating thing. I opened a box containing my version of Schrödinger’s Cat*. (* It’s a metaphorical box. There are no actual kitties of any kind in this post. If you got to this blog by looking for internet […]
It’s January 1 and I have to say, I have a good feeling about this year. Last year was a big bleurgh. I felt lost, with little sense of fun or passion. I was sleeping poorly, largely because I couldn’t breathe well at night. I felt tortured about work and what I should be doing. I was letting petty […]
We’d all like to make better use of our time. To do more of what matters, and to do it more of the time. One of the questions I’m asked more than any other is: ‘How do you get away with eating so many burgers and pizzas?’ That question is irrelevant here. But another question I’m […]
My friend Adam loves his job in IT. He would do it even if they didn’t pay him. Which they do. A lot. It’s his career and passion and what he feels he’s meant to do with his life. My friend Will recently started a new job. It’s not a career. He doesn’t go there […]