It’s just become spring where I live. The snow is subsiding and I can smell the muddy earth for the first time in months. And with this season comes the delightful spring flu. My home has been passing around a mutation of it all month. It’s bringing bone-deep fatigue and got me thinking about those […]
Panic In The Toothbrush Aisle
My toddler was in the shopping cart and my preschooler was next to it. We were ripping through the grocery aisles, determined to make it through in 23 minutes. Everything was carefully planned to avoid the Houdini escape and tomato sauce evisceration that happened last time. It all went awry in the personal care aisle […]
The Billionaire’s Beginner’s Mind
I went to a conference a while back and my mind was blown by what this billionaire said. His words were permission to be completely clueless AND reap benefits from it. Naveen Jain is a billionaire and philanthropist. His company was the first private company to be granted access to fly to the moon and […]
There’s A War On, A Fight For Your Attention
Everyone wants a split second of your attention, or however long it takes to make an impression. Look at me! Click here! Buy now! No wonder you feel pulled in a million directions. You are! The struggle is real. You just wanna get new yoga pants for your Bikram Bootcamp but Interruption Marketing is wearing […]
Do You Have Faux Productivity?
Meet Distraction Jackson. He thinks he’s getting a lot done because he’s crazy busy doing things. But Jackson doesn’t focus. He flies after every shiny object. Without even realizing it, he gets nothing done! He’s got faux productivity. But Jackson is a giver. A there-for-you guy. And in the spirit of being all things to […]
How to stop multitasking and start focusing
Life is so busy that we can find ourselves stuffing more and more things into a minute. Like we’re efficientizing all of our moments. How else can we get it all done, right? Thou Shalt Multitask is definitely our culture’s credo. When I’m doing this it can feel kinda rushy at the start. Like a […]
