What we do to stay busy may not be where we should spend our time. Do you work because you want to improve the area around you, or to meet the false expectations you established? Don’t deify Edison’s principle; I urge you to pause before you ruin your reputation with empty promises.
By most people’s standards, I probably don’t have a lot of crazy adventures. That said, this last week I was up in Omaha, NE to launch a big project I’ve been working on for the last four months.
Written during a dark time in September, 2012 It was a dark and stormy night. The clock struck twelve, pulling the man from his narcoleptic trance in front of his keyboard. He was one tired dude. Already worn out from a long day, he glanced around his desk, knowing it
Goldilocks, Ecclesiastes, and Zappos. Being stuck in the middle isn't a great place to be, even though we really love that place in our culture. Do we know how to progress steadily, or will the constant din of shoe-swapping, bed-hopping, and taste-testing wear us out?
What pieces of what you'd like to do can you be doing today? If there aren't any, you might need to re-configure your expectations of the future. Can you cut out something silly to get 10x more of something important? I'm wildly fascinated with the way Sherlock is portrayed *between* solving cases;
I haven't published much RSAGS™ as of late, because I've neglected the time of day when I should be "making the clackity noise." Even though I believe polish is one of the most important things in creative work, it's also really tough to keep moving your hands if you have to stay in the lines every