Continuing on with the word treasure hunt in this four-part series.  This round has some good words!

Continuing on with the word treasure hunt from the last post.

One thing I will note here is that as much as I have liked all of his books, Cal Newport uses a lot of high-level words, which goes against recommendations to keep your writings simple and at a low-grade reading...

So I’m going to share a bit of my nerdy side in this next series of posts.  I developed a habit in my senior year in high school from an ongoing assignment my English teacher gave us for the year.  

This may come across as more ranty than I intend, but bear with me (and no, not chainsaw bear, cocaine bear, or even drop bear).

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This is a pattern I have come across through every job I have had and every other aspect of life. I read about it in Effortless - “solve the problem before it happens.” I read about it this morning in The 7 Habits of...

We know the adage “don’t reinvent the wheel,” but do we use that leverage of building on the knowledge of others to our best advantage? I think sometimes we try to be clever and unique (see the last post about keeping things simple) rather than trying to build upon what...

K.I.S.S - Keep It Simple StupidSesame Street SimpleLess is MoreClarity over Cleverness

The Power of Simplicity

There are so many effective ways to say to keep something simple, clear, concise. A new one for me was the “Sesame Street Simple” made popular by the Procter &...

Trust. It is something that comes up when talking about people’s character. It is something most of us want (and/or even expect) in our relationships - family, friends, colleagues. It is something that, when broken, can be difficult, if not impossible, to repair. In ...

Silos are a problem. Not the kind you see on farms (well, I guess those can have issues of their own, but that’s not what I’m talking about). I’m talking about issues with what McKeown calls linear knowledge in Effortless.

Automate. Automate. Automate. I keep coming across this theme more and more frequently, and I have been working to embrace it wherever I can.