When I’m writing a new application or program for my website or a project, I spend a lot of time troubleshooting and debugging. For the non-programmers, that means something isn’t working right with your program… Read More »Clarifying the problem is 99% of the solution
I’ve just returned from the first group meeting in the Ignite Reading Circle on the $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau.I’ve read the book through already once before soon after I got it last year after… Read More »$100 Startup Reading Circle: Part 1 – Unexpected Entrepreneurs
One of the hardest things you can do when you’re learning is to keep going. Everything is pushing you back.New things are confusing.You don’t know what you don’t know.You look silly when you don’t know… Read More »Better Every Day
I’ve been getting up at 5am and spending 1 hour to write 1000 words and work on the next product I’m working on for PureOutside. What I didn’t realize was how big of a change… Read More »The only mindset you need to push yourself
I’ve just recently finished off a big project that I’ve had going for over a year.It feels good.It feels really good.It feels good to be done. It feels good to be able to think about… Read More »Project Momentum
Sometimes I catch myself rushing through things. Rushing through work. Rushing through plans with friends. Rushing through working out. Rushing through talking.Why?Why am I rushing? Where am I rushing to get to? Why am I… Read More »Slow and Steady
Wikipedia says hormesis is “the term for generally favorable biological responses to low exposures to toxins and other stressors”.2 examples of stressors that we endure regularly in our lives are flu shots and exercise. We… Read More »Remember Hormesis When Doing Something New
Whenever I’m stuck creatively, I head over to my R&D department to see what they’ve got cooking.What I mean by that is that I start thinking like I’m in the R&D Department instead of the… Read More »Stuck? Take an R&D Day
I was running through a beautiful marsh area near my house on another marathon training run. My mind was wandering like crazy as it tends to do when I run. Things were slowly connecting like… Read More »The Problem with Long-Term Thinking in Action Mode
This post is part of the rockThink Book Review Series where I review books that help make you better at what you do. This book was about writing.[Update] This book has been rolled up into… Read More »Book Review: Every Writer’s Dream by Jeff Goins