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2026

Feb 01 The Ignation Method for Gig Decisions
Jan 31 One Ping, One Ping Only
Jan 30 The appropriate times
Jan 29 Santa Clarita, California
Jan 28 Regression to the mean
Jan 27 Holding Space
Jan 26 Rage

2025

Oct 18 Solve for the equilibrium
Oct 17 When is the service?
Oct 16 Thoughts on blood pressure
Oct 16 How much for a condolence?
Oct 15 Sounds, part 3
Oct 14 Sounds, part 2
Oct 13 Sounds, part 1
Oct 12 2 articles on humanity
Oct 11 More critical thinking!
Oct 10 The sound of morphine
Oct 09 You were in the park
Oct 08 Forever in the closet.
Oct 07 It comes in the wind
Oct 06 I'm out of luck
Oct 05 The catharsis that is music
Oct 04 They come in dreams
Oct 03 A deadline
Oct 02 It kinda hits you and then goes away
Oct 01 I thought it was being raised by lawyers.
Sep 30 Stop it
Sep 29 Do you know how much it's worth to you now?
Sep 28 How do you like to tour?
Sep 27 Where the time goes
Sep 26 Thoughts on economics
Sep 25 Trusting very little, but verifying very much
Sep 24 Are we taking enough time to read and listen deeply?
Sep 23 Are you paying attention to the world or your desk?
Sep 22 Warren Buffett on what he'd do if he had one more day with Charlie Munger
Sep 21 Surfaces and why you might want the plane surface
Sep 20 Thoughts on lines
Sep 19 You don't post mortem death
Sep 18 Why so serious?
Sep 17 Questions that are hard for me to answer
Sep 15 What's a point?
Sep 14 What's it all about?
Sep 14 Interesting thoughts from church
Sep 12 Things aren't as bad as they seem
Sep 11 The cold stoic nature
Sep 10 Does anything really matter?
Sep 09 A useful reminder
Sep 09 It's been a while
Mar 13 Claims about age and hospital delirium
Mar 13 Thoughts on negotiation
Mar 11 ChatGPT reviewed my blog
Mar 10 “My Octopus Teacher”
Mar 08 There exists a balance
Mar 07 Sisyphus with purpose
Mar 06 Could you lie down and take a rest on a sidewalk?
Mar 05 P(D|H,X) v P(H|D,X)
Mar 04 Some lessons from "The Prince" that are worth remembering
Mar 04 Understanding today
Mar 04 Bad behavior and the self
Mar 04 Over analysis irony
Feb 28 I discovered "Chicken Shop Date"
Feb 28 Why would I?
Feb 27 I’m not done with the sign yet
Feb 25 Interesting observer effects at Froedtert
Feb 25 “Resident Alien”
Feb 23 Prediction market thoughts
Feb 23 Warm and fuzzies of a different kind
Feb 22 Science is real thought
Feb 21 Travel tips from Kevin Kelly and Me
Feb 20 The one pot meal that is British place names
Feb 19 Stupid silliness
Feb 18 Why do we need another Jurassic movie?
Feb 17 Watch out for bad listeners
Feb 17 Beautiful and sustainable waste
Feb 15 An odd sleepless
Feb 14 Interesting thought about the central limit theorem
Feb 14 Thoughts on stopping to laugh
Feb 12 Thoughts on a Jesuit education and Changing the World
Feb 11 The overwhelm re-surfaces, time to keep things in check
Feb 10 Coin flips are not 50/50
Feb 09 I'm craving the moments
Feb 08 Thoughts on passing
Feb 07 Thoughts on the unilaterial
Feb 05 More free lunch - meeting edition.
Feb 05 What will trample your happiness?
Feb 04 Thoughts on free lunch
Feb 03 Clicker game
Feb 03 Saving your work
Feb 01 The Lack of MECE on Medical Forms
Jan 31 An interesting thought on Catholicism and belief change
Jan 30 The insanity of focus
Jan 29 Joinining in the joke
Jan 28 High School Superforecasters We Are Not
Jan 27 Ancient pain
Jan 26 On approaching the weird with a cheerful heart
Jan 25 On how you see systems
Jan 24 Keeping things in perspective
Jan 23 A letter to hospital systems
Jan 22 Something about the cold
Jan 21 Cows, gallstones, and systems
Jan 20 Reducing the tendency and reinforcing the loops
Jan 19 The great beigification
Jan 18 Emergence of gangs
Jan 17 My sister says I'm always right
Jan 16 Women composers and valuing historical tradeoffs today
Jan 15 A post from X, Cairo, and systems
Jan 14 Perhaps we are making it about ourselves
Jan 13 The tradeoff of can and should
Jan 12 Just because we can does it mean we should
Jan 11 Delaying decision making
Jan 10 Solve for the equilibrium, claims about claims edition
Jan 09 Mid week post break reflection
Jan 09 Advocacy
Jan 07 There's something wrong in everything
Jan 06 Three little reminders that I really should print out
Jan 05 Customer service quick thought
Jan 04 Scarcity in the news
Jan 03 Robin Hanson ponders why we should overthrow the Empire in the first place?
Jan 02 The speed limit of being
Jan 01 Happy New Year

2024

Dec 31 Balance between patience and aggression
Dec 30 3 chapters in and I'm scared, upset, and concerned.
Dec 29 A book I'm excited to crack open
Dec 28 3 questions to use when confronted with a scenario
Dec 27 Photo of the year
Dec 26 Reflecting on David
Dec 25 Revised DavidGPT
Dec 24 Seth on gifts
Dec 23 Building credibility quickly
Dec 22 Attracted to the conflict
Dec 21 A reflection on jazz and death
Dec 20 Rick Spence on Human Nature
Dec 19 Gift giving
Dec 18 Continued thought on feedback
Dec 17 More systems thoughts on feedback
Dec 16 Getting better at reading
Dec 15 Optimizing for the dynamic equilibrium
Dec 14 Stocks and Flows
Dec 13 Thoughts on stocks
Dec 12 Elements and relationships
Dec 11 Complications
Dec 10 Thinking about systems...
Dec 09 Is Taylor Swift owned by Big Egg?
Dec 08 The vividness of music
Dec 07 At some point
Dec 06 The music construction process
Dec 05 Thoughts on going for it
Dec 04 Thoughts on leadership behavior
Dec 03 How do we obsess over craft?
Dec 02 Principles and Prescriptions from Dan's Daily
Dec 02 Thoughts on canning
Nov 30 What art is
Nov 29 No matter who you are
Nov 28 Profundity and confusion
Nov 27 Training a cat
Nov 26 A Quincy tribute
Nov 25 Holiday folk fair
Nov 24 What will you do?
Nov 23 Thoughts from Gandalf
Nov 22 Banana prices are sky rocketing
Nov 21 Interesting thought on identity
Nov 20 Thoughts on closure
Nov 19 What I obsess over
Nov 18 Who loses?
Nov 17 A Wisconsin nightmare
Nov 16 Perspective and the obvious
Nov 15 Bayesian updates on legacy
Nov 14 Solve for the opportunity cost of our perfectionism
Nov 14 Things you see on walks
Nov 12 What you see is not all there is - movie edition.
Nov 11 Celebrate the constraint changes
Nov 10 Language
Nov 09 Think at least 5 unbelievable things to do
Nov 08 Sometimes the constraints seem impossible to optimize for
Nov 07 Levels and constraints
Nov 06 Phantoms and constraints
Nov 05 Capacity
Nov 05 Useful to remember
Nov 03 Learning a new language
Nov 02 Perspectives on gifts
Nov 02 The game changes with perspective
Oct 31 Accepting
Oct 30 History as a jigsaw puzzle
Oct 29 Beware the apples
Oct 28 Galactic problems
Oct 27 Insights from reading obituaries
Oct 26 Libby Titus Died
Oct 25 More things change...
Oct 24 The law of moderation
Oct 23 Make lots, choose the best.
Oct 22 6Ps and Jet Lag
Oct 21 Traveling alone
Oct 21 Thoughts on Philippines
Oct 21 A letter from the past
Oct 20 Thoughts on curiosity and naming things
Oct 20 Oops!
Oct 16 Turning things around
Oct 15 Travel prep
Oct 14 Thoughts on traffic tickets
Oct 13 What's your current hypothesis about yourself?
Oct 12 The cost of noticing
Oct 11 Noticing and absurdity
Oct 10 Who you do things for
Oct 09 More time required
Oct 08 Irony
Oct 07 Thoughts on restaurants
Oct 06 Thoughts on networking
Oct 05 400 chocolate covered strawberries
Oct 04 Why is death taboo?
Oct 03 Playing for funerals
Oct 02 Transmitting the self
Oct 01 Translation
Sep 30 Reflections from a coffee shop
Sep 29 Contrarian ideas about service
Sep 28 Teaching is more fun
Sep 27 Interesting things
Sep 26 Facts about facts
Sep 25 Sichuan peppers are numbing TLDR?
Sep 24 The problem with shallow
Sep 23 A TLDR World
Sep 22 The marginal value of a cookie
Sep 21 The theory of rising expectations and oreos
Sep 20 When chocolate may not be chocolate
Sep 19 Being the observer
Sep 18 The present is just past the future
Sep 17 Hard to deliver against happiness
Sep 16 Perhaps war is the path towards an equilibrium?
Sep 15 Post-Gig Meal
Sep 14 A thought on fear
Sep 14 Visualizing time
Sep 14 Another thought on memory
Sep 12 Managing what you can
Sep 10 Need more problem solving
Sep 09 Fantasmagorie -- The trippy 1900s
Sep 08 Summer sucks
Sep 07 Dorothy's criminal journey and natural disaster
Sep 06 Returns to judgment
Sep 06 Watch out for ants
Sep 04 Thoughts on memories
Sep 04 How do you make your head blank?
Sep 03 What's traumatic?
Sep 02 A model for mental processes?
Sep 01 Energy
Aug 31 Senses and the world
Aug 30 Sometimes you need a good drone
Aug 29 Most of the problems live in our head
Aug 28 Thoughts on beliefs
Aug 27 Rethinking skills
Aug 26 Diversify your inputs
Aug 25 You may need this to start the week.
Aug 24 Yes/no
Aug 23 Bite by bite
Aug 22 No car
Aug 21 Write only just enough
Aug 20 The marginal product of a thing has diminishing returns
Aug 19 And now for something completely different
Aug 18 Another thought on winning
Aug 17 Given all that you've been through, why bother?
Aug 16 Music should be a projection
Aug 15 What I can't understand
Aug 14 Being prepared makes sucky things less sucky
Aug 13 Why can't we subtitle the world?
Aug 12 The people you're with
Aug 11 And you can pre-order a boyfriend
Aug 10 You can pre-order a friend now.
Aug 09 How far will you go for the fish?
Aug 08 Venice and creativity
Aug 08 I like Hannah's thinking here
Aug 06 Is it time to start thinking about 2025?
Aug 05 Staying open to challenge
Aug 04 Staying open to curation
Aug 03 Thoughts on being generative
Aug 02 Playing quietly
Aug 01 What do you practice?
Jul 31 Managing expectations
Jul 30 The friction of the margin
Jul 29 Thinking about the value of music
Jul 28 Interesting thought about music
Jul 27 2 interesting markets
Jul 26 2 interesting thoughts and 3 ideas
Jul 25 Stravinsky because you might need this for your soundtrack
Jul 24 Thoughts on voicemails
Jul 23 Becoming less intimidating
Jul 22 You gotta look back to go forward
Jul 21 The paradox strikes again
Jul 20 Interesting thought from Seth Godin on branding
Jul 19 How much attention
Jul 18 Something ironic
Jul 18 Things that shock you.
Jul 16 Having an activity list
Jul 15 Fun with Claude
Jul 14 It never makes sense
Jul 13 Obsessing about obsessing
Jul 12 Seeing someone as if its the first time
Jul 11 Life lessons and seeing things new.
Jul 10 The beauty of paradox.
Jul 09 What we don't know
Jul 08 Some key quotes about talent
Jul 07 Develop and open mind for people.
Jul 06 Claude's apology
Jul 05 Questions for networking
Jul 04 Change and the frontier
Jul 03 Reinterpreting the signals of underachievement
Jul 02 Thoughts on generativeness
Jul 01 How much we've forgotten
Jun 30 How to improve sturdiness
Jun 29 Thoughts on sturdiness.
Jun 28 Thoughts on how to improve conscientiousness
Jun 27 Thoughts on conscientiousness
Jun 26 Start at the middle
Jun 25 Logic divided by the square root of negative 1
Jun 24 Diversity as a natural balancing force?
Jun 23 Motivation at the margin and thermal capacity
Jun 22 Not liking your decisions.
Jun 21 Another thought on drive.
Jun 20 Decision bounce back.
Jun 19 Opinions and anger.
Jun 18 Thoughts on drive.
Jun 17 Useful shortcut for finding talent.
Jun 16 Moving towards perspective.
Jun 15 Critique on golf.
Jun 14 An old guy wrote this a long ass time ago.
Jun 13 At least one unbelievable thing
Jun 12 Short vs Long on Birthdays
Jun 11 Necessary chilling
Jun 10 4 things learned at work recently.
Jun 09 How do we use our music?
Jun 08 A thing that is silly
Jun 07 How do you signal in a digital world?
Jun 06 5 ideas for spotting late bloomers
Jun 05 The conditional partner force of highly reactive
Jun 05 You get to decide, right now.
Jun 03 The gift and risks of honesty.
Jun 02 Remembering the reason.
Jun 02 Leadership thought - stop telling people they're wrong.
May 31 I favor a random question.
May 30 Look for paw prints.
May 29 The same place, but not the same time.
May 28 Ma'am, would you like to do the honors?
May 27 Leadership thougth - the most important thing now
May 26 Why can't disagreeing be fun?
May 25 Two interesting questions.
May 24 Reflection on utility
May 23 A world of symbols.
May 22 The exciting part of documentation
May 22 Trying the thing you don't know.
May 20 Living is a work.
May 19 A useful question when learning something new.
May 18 Don't lose your humor.
May 17 I needed this today.
May 16 Having done all you can do
May 15 The train force.
May 14 Another thought on signals.
May 13 Inverting the problem.
May 12 A way to be more productive.
May 10 Don't be Jack Bauer
May 09 Reflection on plans.
May 08 It's not just one thing.
May 07 Maintaining a previous belief about depression and writing.
May 06 Amateur Gardening.
May 05 The danger of letting things sit
May 04 Consider the messenger.
May 03 Less and more.
May 02 There's only so much you can do
May 01 The principle agent problem Thucydides observes
Apr 30 Is inefficiency an x-factor?
Apr 29 Brain dead.
Apr 28 How do you discover someone's production function?
Apr 27 Thinking about the force multiplier.
Apr 27 On things you notice.
Apr 25 Missing the opportunity to engage.
Apr 24 Thought on perceptions
Apr 23 Where can a person find joy?
Apr 23 We've lost what it means...
Apr 21 An old post about your mental GPS.
Apr 20 Leaving space for whimsy.
Apr 19 Thoughts on inputs.
Apr 18 DB fact of the day
Apr 17 Promotion isn't always the right path.
Apr 16 Discovering perceived employee value
Apr 15 The value of a job.
Apr 14 Are we doing this or not?
Apr 13 You're probably overthinking it.
Apr 12 Response is required.
Apr 11 Thoughts on data.
Apr 10 Leadership thought - Knowing the currency of ROI
Apr 09 A random observation about the news.
Apr 08 What to do when interests are wide and varied?
Apr 07 Leadership feedback - in balance.
Apr 06 Leadership thought - embrace the absurd.
Apr 05 School district funding surveys.
Apr 04 Do I still believe in competitive failure?
Apr 03 Leadership thought - performance reviews.
Apr 02 Time management
Apr 01 Leadership thought - firing
Mar 31 Noted.
Mar 30 All the running you can do.
Mar 29 Is life fair?
Mar 28 Leadership thought - output.
Mar 27 Leadership thought - manager reviews.
Mar 26 Leadership thought - Interview your would-be boss.
Mar 26 Creating clarity.
Mar 24 how much is too authentic?
Mar 23 I don't think there's a better feeling
Mar 22 Word on assumptions.
Mar 21 Show your work
Mar 20 Scoring processes
Mar 19 It might not be wrong, it just looks different where I sit.
Mar 18 Interesting thought on handwriting music
Mar 17 Programming patches.
Mar 17 Buy vs Rent?
Mar 15 Patience and Persistence.
Mar 14 Thoughts on learning.
Mar 13 Meetings
Mar 12 Statements leaders ought to say a bit more.
Mar 12 Questions for leaders to ask.
Mar 12 You're always looking up at the cliff.
Mar 11 2 ways to learn.
Mar 09 We’re absurd.
Mar 09 Thoughts on fasting
Mar 07 Fighting the good fight.
Mar 06 You need to try and figure this out first.
Mar 06 Interesting thought on pain.
Mar 04 Improvements from last year.
Mar 03 Invest in yourself
Mar 02 Coin flips.
Mar 01 A musing about customer success.
Feb 29 Most underrated thing I've done all year
Feb 28 I don't care.
Feb 27 Quit books.
Feb 26 Movie theater popcorn.
Feb 25 Thoughts on exploration
Feb 24 Yesterday's gig.
Feb 23 Uncertainty.
Feb 22 Reflecting on feedback I shared to a teammate.
Feb 21 Hire the human capital you need a year from now.
Feb 20 What's more valuable?
Feb 19 Interesting question
Feb 18 An exercise for leaders.
Feb 17 For as much noise as there is out there.
Feb 16 Thoughts on friends and time.
Feb 15 Work requires a sacrifice.
Feb 14 What is the value of an hour?
Feb 13 Releasing yourself.
Feb 12 Own your choices.
Feb 11 The wake up call I needed
Feb 10 Thoughts on the moral war post
Feb 09 It's never greener.
Feb 08 Engagement as feedback.
Feb 07 Coordinating
Feb 06 The realization you have enough
Feb 05 The case for your best next step
Feb 03 The things you shouldn't fight.
Feb 02 Well I'm back stateside
Feb 01 The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders.
Jan 31 Self-advocacy
Jan 30 Leaders, watch out for overreaction
Jan 29 Silence on the elevator.
Jan 29 Heading back
Jan 28 Coffee and cool breezes.
Jan 28 Cars and parking spaces.
Jan 25 Choose less.
Jan 24 Our appetite for disappointment.
Jan 23 Food markets as a way to judge taste.
Jan 22 I don't know.
Jan 21 Bad data.
Jan 20 The best laid plans
Jan 19 Are you creative?
Jan 18 Consider not fighting fire with fire
Jan 17 Helping to relieve stress.
Jan 16 It's going ot be okay.
Jan 15 Founding on the people and "Game of Thrones"
Jan 14 Trying some older books out.
Jan 13 Preparing to leave.
Jan 12 The seven social sins
Jan 11 A Calendar of Wisdom on time.
Jan 10 Thoughts on development
Jan 09 Newsflash - your mood matters.
Jan 08 Do people understand you?
Jan 07 I like Brian's quote.
Jan 06 Who are you showing up as?
Jan 05 Do the hard thing first.
Jan 04 A Musical Servant
Jan 03 Steal, steal, steal.
Jan 02 Two tough conversations.
Jan 01 Happy 2024

2023

Dec 31 Aliens and greed.
Dec 30 Perhaps 5 first principles of human nature?
Dec 29 The umwelt
Dec 28 Consider waiting for the made for TV documentary.
Dec 27 Production Possibility Curves of Life
Dec 26 The gig is a lottery.
Dec 25 Quitters don't quit.
Dec 24 I appreciate this post from Sam Altman
Dec 23 Do your best to learn the big ideas.
Dec 23 Price and Value.
Dec 21 How much is disappointment worth?
Dec 20 What if you completed a personal SWOT analysis?
Dec 19 Make something worth something
Dec 18 Comment on parenting.
Dec 17 The invisible hand of judgment?
Dec 16 A delicious book full of insights.
Dec 15 Why must we decide so early?
Dec 14 Are you thinking about how your work will be used?
Dec 13 Thinking a bit more before deciding
Dec 12 Balance
Dec 11 Big stretches.
Dec 10 A thought for doing employee onboarding better
Dec 09 The business of intelligence.
Dec 08 Sometimes a factory restart is a good thing.
Dec 07 Leverage your hive mind.
Dec 06 You don't need to operate on hard mode.
Dec 05 A grand unified theory of music?
Dec 04 I wonder if challening beliefs is a December thing?
Dec 03 Get more comfortable admitting you're wrong
Dec 02 How do we develop beliefs?
Dec 01 Too much to think about.
Nov 30 Just only slightly nuts.
Nov 29 Another contarian bit of wisdom
Nov 28 Tell me what you think about my work.
Nov 27 Naive persistence.
Nov 26 The force of friction.
Nov 26 I hate surprises, but enjoy giving them.
Nov 24 5 questions to ask interviewees... if...
Nov 23 I don't think I'm addicted to work
Nov 22 Good coffee shop conversations
Nov 21 6 rules to a successful career
Nov 20 Cultivating a life.
Nov 19 Read hard books.
Nov 18 Good customer service.
Nov 17 Working across cultures.
Nov 16 The more and more I think I got something
Nov 15 A thought beliefs.
Nov 14 When does time stop?
Nov 13 I quite like a blank mind.
Nov 12 Decide now what you want tomorrow to be about.
Nov 11 Being at the same space and time.
Nov 10 Marketing an album
Nov 09 There's something about chicken soup.
Nov 08 What lies ahead
Nov 08 Whew!
Nov 06 What is negativity?
Nov 05 Lesson from Bobby Knight
Nov 04 what can advertising teach us about creating work that matters
Nov 03 The story I'm telling myself is...
Nov 03 I need to work on my core muscles. How do I know this?
Nov 01 Rethinking failure.
Oct 31 Contemplative in action.
Oct 30 ChatGPT trick.
Oct 29 Taking time to run.
Oct 28 A long week but I made it.
Oct 27 I'm proud of my sister.
Oct 26 Let me know when you want to connect.
Oct 25 Consider rethinking what it means to be original and creative.
Oct 24 Real power
Oct 23 Levels of initiative.
Oct 22 Sprint ideas.
Oct 21 A little too much.
Oct 20 Thoughts on spotting talent
Oct 19 A reminder
Oct 18 The fear of advocacy.
Oct 17 Nice liars are still liars.
Oct 16 Super busy weeks.
Oct 15 Difficult people.
Oct 14 Getting everything done.
Oct 13 A good reminder
Oct 12 The "Universe Splitter."
Oct 11 Sensitive in an insensitive world.
Oct 10 The struggle for the long game.
Oct 09 The truth isn't short.
Oct 08 Too many zero sum games.
Oct 07 You need to hear from everybody.
Oct 06 Moving forward through time and space
Oct 05 Music teaching
Oct 04 Praise vs Respect
Oct 03 Who are your customers?
Oct 02 There doesn't seem like enough energy to do the thing.
Oct 01 Being persuasive.
Sep 30 Possible publishing issues?
Sep 29 Getting things out of your head
Sep 27 Getting in our own way.
Sep 27 I enjoyed our work today
Sep 26 Do we do this to ourselves?
Sep 25 Thoughts on a happy life.
Sep 24 Thoughts on developing people.
Sep 23 Something I'm learning...
Sep 22 Words with meaning
Sep 21 Saying hello
Sep 20 Saying goodbye
Sep 19 If you don't keep at it, you'll get the results you deserve.
Sep 18 I may have overdid it this past weekend
Sep 17 Relate with your customers like a sub
Sep 16 Thoughts on how to travel
Sep 14 Do less to do more
Sep 12 I worry about over optimization.
Sep 11 Interview preps
Sep 10 Slowing down
Sep 09 Enjoying Alzheimer’s
Sep 08 Cultivate a network of people who disagree with you
Sep 07 As negative as it sounds...
Sep 06 My favorite chatgpt prompt for summarizing books
Sep 05 Effective feedback pushes forward.
Sep 04 We are absurd and irrational. And that's okay.
Sep 03 Noodle legacy.
Sep 02 Expectation and Satisfaction
Sep 01 Thoughts on perception being reality.
Aug 31 Deadlines
Aug 30 Stakes determine
Aug 29 Thought on friendship.
Aug 28 Thoughts on feedback.
Aug 27 A midnight musing...
Aug 26 Twists and turns of life.
Aug 25 Blogging since 2019
Aug 24 Thinking about what you know.
Aug 23 How much value can you create for others?
Aug 22 My nephew, the curious.
Aug 21 What's the saturation point?
Aug 20 Food is what we live for.
Aug 19 How much control do you have over your time?
Aug 18 How might you most directly fund your local arts scene?
Aug 17 Hardest part of any project
Aug 16 What it means to be like us
Aug 15 Giving in.
Aug 14 Am I an imposter?
Aug 13 Living on the edge
Aug 12 The power of agency.
Aug 12 Something about being too focused...
Aug 10 I love and hate it.
Aug 09 8 tries.
Aug 08 Are you giving labels power?
Aug 07 Time
Aug 06 A first.
Aug 05 Overpriced Adobo
Aug 04 An idea that I'm playing with
Aug 03 A random thought on type.
Aug 02 The restless pressure cooker.
Aug 01 Simplifying energy
Jul 31 Moderation.
Jul 30 Simplifying ideas
Jul 29 I am advocating for that lady
Jul 28 An eye for an eye?
Jul 27 Doing the hard thing first.
Jul 26 Do I ask the tough question or hold?
Jul 25 Struggling to make it happen this week?
Jul 24 Thoughts on treating a cold
Jul 22 Career transitioning?
Jul 21 Customer service what if
Jul 20 As hard as it is...
Jul 19 A meditation on death
Jul 18 As I'm learning new things...
Jul 17 My Dad, the Philosopher
Jul 16 You are complete
Jul 15 What is normal?
Jul 14 Trying something new out
Jul 13 We still say should
Jul 12 Two television sets
Jul 11 Who are we at the airport?
Jul 10 Breathe and walk.
Jul 09 How safe do you feel in your work?
Jul 08 Beware of things that don't end
Jul 07 Describing things in their terms
Jul 06 Becoming the connoisseur
Jul 05 Did Machiavelli get a bad rap?
Jul 04 Sticking with book notes
Jul 03 Purpose or fascination?
Jul 02 A month or so of ChatGPT - Initial Impressions
Jul 01 There is so much out there.
Jun 30 Plutarch's collection of essays on leadership
Jun 29 It's never too late to plan.
Jun 28 Re-reading books.
Jun 27 Are you getting what you want?
Jun 26 Can we understand our humanity better through music?
Jun 25 The gardener as marketer.
Jun 24 Trying the new thing.
Jun 23 Hard things first.
Jun 22 What others think and want for you.
Jun 21 The best remedy for screwing up big time.
Jun 20 That's great, but what do we do with this?
Jun 19 How far do we take our intuition?
Jun 18 What's a strong symbol of recognition?
Jun 17 A framework for relationships
Jun 16 Is the most accurate translation the novice's?
Jun 15 What robe do we put on?
Jun 14 Who's part of the story?
Jun 13 Try this in your next virtual coffee.
Jun 11 Being the explorer.
Jun 10 Lay bare your love.
Jun 09 The strong symbols.
Jun 08 How do we change the culture?
Jun 07 Are we being dismissive?
Jun 06 Practicing the little things.
Jun 05 Music reduction
Jun 04 Hold your judgment for just a sec.
Jun 03 From the Heart, and beyond Fame
Jun 02 Everyone must leave something behind
Jun 01 The thing I think I am most afraid of.
May 31 Human life.
May 30 What do you want? What can you tolerate?
May 29 Vulnerability
May 28 Because I must.
May 27 What have you changed your mind about?
May 26 Rely on sleep.
May 25 Orbits
May 24 Am I good enough?
May 23 Interesting thought on exposure.
May 22 Cultivate your best ideas.
May 21 What are you saying to yourself?
May 21 Better late than never.
May 19 A thought about picking your next company.
May 18 How long has it been?
May 17 Rondo
May 16 Kurt Vonnegut's Letter to the Board
May 15 Absurdity
May 14 Dogged Persistance
May 13 on not being replaced.
May 12 on the box.
May 11 What I think
May 10 Winnowing an idea.
May 09 Who is it for?
May 08 Work vs Patience
May 07 Closing show.
May 06 Release your balloon
May 05 Murphy's Philosophy
May 04 Potholes
May 03 Cultivating allies
May 02 When the odds are against you.
May 01 Master the situation
Apr 30 Eggshells
Apr 29 Opening night
Apr 28 Embrace adversity.
Apr 27 You are going to be okay.
Apr 26 Celebrating the pessimist.
Apr 25 Too half baked.
Apr 24 Would you bet your children?
Apr 23 You already work for the world's worst boss.
Apr 22 The risk of planning too far ahead.
Apr 21 Can and Will
Apr 20 The wisdom of dogs.
Apr 19 Does the intensity of your need determine your sense of entitlement?
Apr 18 The ratio of moving on?
Apr 17 Struggling with an idea.
Apr 16 The good books only get you so far.
Apr 15 When taking on the big projects.
Apr 14 Is leadership a thankless job?
Apr 13 Why take on thankless jobs?
Apr 12 BradyAI
Apr 11 Less is more.
Apr 10 Revisiting Hope
Apr 09 A way to agree.
Apr 09 A definition for wisdom
Apr 07 Friends
Apr 06 The Despedida
Apr 05 A year later
Apr 04 Culture
Apr 03 Always 100
Apr 02 Earn your ticket.
Apr 01 The creative process.
Mar 31 Need to keep moving.
Mar 30 Are we absorbing enough?
Mar 29 Listening vs Playing
Mar 28 Toilet paper 2 years ago
Mar 27 Learning how to play piano.
Mar 26 Adobo
Mar 25 The Currency of Credibility
Mar 24 What makes war inevitable?
Mar 23 Thoughts on confrontation.
Mar 22 The years teach much.
Mar 21 What did you think of my show?
Mar 20 The stories we tell ourselves.
Mar 19 The baby and the bath water.
Mar 18 15 times.
Mar 17 Complaining
Mar 16 Thoughts on vibrations.
Mar 15 Save as Draft
Mar 14 Quit vs Grit
Mar 13 Intellectualizing fear
Mar 12 How did we get to this place?
Mar 11 Are you giving yourself enough time to think?
Mar 10 The smallest viable step.
Mar 09 What's your tabula rasa?
Mar 08 Mistakes versus talent.
Mar 07 Popper's first conclusion on confirmation bias
Mar 06 We're all just trying to do our best.
Mar 05 A year later and a re-think of an important lesson.
Mar 04 Accommodate and adapt.
Mar 03 Who's noticing?
Mar 02 Where do we see improvement?
Mar 01 Against the gambler.
Feb 28 If you think you're lost...
Feb 27 We are what they grow beyond.
Feb 26 The sting.
Feb 25 The gut punch.
Feb 24 What's the worst fate?
Feb 23 You've got this.
Feb 22 Saying no.
Feb 21 Sitzfleisch
Feb 20 Effect vs Affect
Feb 19 A self-talk that might help.
Feb 18 Taking things personally.
Feb 17 Thoughts on taking time.
Feb 16 A meditation.
Feb 15 Avoid the moral war.
Feb 14 Mirrors.
Feb 13 Take advice from the person who made a urinal famous.
Feb 12 What we wish
Feb 11 Taking on emotions.
Feb 10 The reason we don't end things well.
Feb 09 Reinforce the status quo.
Feb 08 Plan for chaos, and be like water.
Feb 07 Go down the winding road
Feb 06 A thought on knots.
Feb 05 The eagle and our games.
Feb 04 Riding a bike.
Feb 03 Feeling anxious?
Feb 02 How much more?
Feb 01 Hold it in front of you.
Jan 31 Silos aren't real.
Jan 30 Who is your real enemy?
Jan 29 Trade space for time.
Jan 28 I think we underestimate winter.
Jan 28 Embrace constraints.
Jan 26 Three delusions
Jan 25 Team building.
Jan 24 Constraints.
Jan 23 To play is to serve.
Jan 23 Every day is unday.
Jan 21 The morning after.
Jan 20 Courage and Bravery
Jan 19 I’m tired.
Jan 18 The future belongs to God.
Jan 17 Somebody else's child.
Jan 16 All black.
Jan 14 Being kind to yourself.
Jan 13 Design
Jan 12 Are we stopping enough?
Jan 11 Weighing moves.
Jan 10 When you're in the desert
Jan 09 You're hearing "why" but what's being asked is "what"
Jan 08 Prep'ing for a gig.
Jan 07 Sticking it out.
Jan 06 Is 10% less wet worth it?
Jan 05 Big, small, big, and the secret to happiness.
Jan 04 Benefits of a decision journal.
Jan 03 Alchemists.
Jan 02 A look back.
Jan 01 What do you want today to be about?

2022

Dec 31 The inside thing.
Dec 30 The people you'll encounter today...
Dec 29 One of the most valuable things I've learned and APPLIED all year.
Dec 28 The Ulysses Pact! We've been forgetting about this.
Dec 27 What's extraordinary?
Dec 26 It's not in a book.
Dec 25 I cry like a baby at movies.
Dec 24 What do you want?
Dec 23 New born babies
Dec 22 Getting to the end of the year is a time to think about starting...
Dec 21 Really good brisket.
Dec 20 Laughing.
Dec 19 Thoughts on resumes.
Dec 18 The role of the manager.
Dec 17 We're missing the point of death.
Dec 16 I will decide tomorrow.
Dec 15 The storm always feels worse than it is.
Dec 13 Deciding not to play.
Dec 12 Who's walking who?
Dec 11 Layoffs.
Dec 10 C+ Work
Dec 09 It's that time of year... the trap.
Dec 08 Over and in the next week
Dec 07 My well-laid plans are no longer my foundation.
Dec 06 Everything Happens for a Reason
Dec 05 The one external thing that can control you... it's not fear.
Dec 04 The first words
Dec 03 I'm tired. Are you?
Dec 02 And when things don't go your way.
Dec 01 There is no time.
Nov 30 Rollercoasters.
Nov 29 Inoculate Yourself
Nov 28 Gifts and Risks
Nov 27 Philosophical mumbo-jumbo.
Nov 26 The human comedy.
Nov 25 Learning how to lift.
Nov 24 Whatever it is that you are.
Nov 23 Interviews and thoughts.
Nov 22 Higher not Lower.
Nov 21 You really don't want praise.
Nov 20 What was that thing you did as a child?
Nov 20 You do not belong to you
Nov 18 Your Life is (hopefully) Not a Horror Story.
Nov 17 There are too many straws.
Nov 16 Make your life about pho.
Nov 15 Thoughts on travel.
Nov 14 Take a train trip.
Nov 13 You've got this peanut.
Nov 12 Thanks for looking out for me.
Nov 11 Awesome things.
Nov 10 Good conversation
Nov 09 You have only so much time.
Nov 08 How one is tempted to define a human.
Nov 07 Change is never fun.
Nov 06 What do you want?
Nov 05 Chaos and symmetry.
Nov 04 Reciprocity - you get out what you put in.
Nov 03 Oversimplifying
Nov 02 A thought on creativity.
Nov 01 What's your medium?
Oct 31 Stressed!!!
Oct 30 Delays happen.
Oct 29 When you're new.
Oct 28 Stay on task.
Oct 27 When you don't know what to do - tether yourself to one thing.
Oct 26 I'm not 25 anymore.
Oct 25 Another lesson from hiking barefoot.
Oct 24 Who else is at the table with you?
Oct 23 Can you write your way out of depression?
Oct 22 Creativity is not madness.
Oct 21 Do you need more mana?
Oct 20 Will I ever get my routine back?
Oct 19 The soundtrack to a movie.
Oct 18 A walk in the woods.
Oct 17 Your hindsight of future self.
Oct 16 You are a slave to what you avoid.
Oct 15 Today's youth is rotten, evil, godless, and lazy...
Oct 14 Do hard things.
Oct 13 There's always something to do.
Oct 12 You set the pace.
Oct 11 Thinking about tomorrow.
Oct 10 Equilibrium.
Oct 08 You don't have time for this.
Oct 07 Another thought of "f"ailure.
Oct 06 Being brave.
Oct 05 Push through when it's not there.
Oct 04 What is it for?
Oct 03 When others show you their worst.
Oct 02 On time.
Oct 01 You cast the boomerang.
Sep 30 Genius hesitates.
Sep 29 Play so hard that your finger tips fall off.
Sep 28 Being a sub.
Sep 27 Also on character.
Sep 26 Who are the people of real strength?
Sep 25 Where you arrive and how.
Sep 24 Giving the benefit of the doubt.
Sep 23 Are you ready?
Sep 22 Hug a bass player.
Sep 21 What are our core motivations?
Sep 20 A list of activities that should be extremely boring.
Sep 19 How do we metabolize our emotions?
Sep 18 The dentist office test.
Sep 17 Every path invites risk.
Sep 16 The best we know how to do at the moment
Sep 15 You should still stop saying should
Sep 14 How much longer?
Sep 13 It all hangs on you!
Sep 12 Is anything really burdensome?
Sep 11 I see Santa, but Santa isn't real?
Sep 10 Can I count on you?
Sep 09 Take your shot.
Sep 08 Jet Lag.
Sep 07 When you can't focus...
Sep 06 639,480 hours and counting.
Sep 05 Other languages.
Sep 03 Cheers to life long friendships.
Sep 02 Are you the odd one out?
Sep 01 Coffee.
Aug 31 Getting better with age.
Aug 30 Heat Exchanges and Time
Aug 29 There are times...
Aug 28 Fortune and Fate
Aug 27 Do you reflect on decisions?
Aug 26 Reductive and Monolithic.
Aug 25 Perspective taking works.
Aug 24 Take a ride on Galileo's Ship.
Aug 23 You have died of dysentery... err... consumption.
Aug 22 Away with every obstacle
Aug 21 Do what you can
Aug 20 We're not asking the right questions.
Aug 19 Time passes.
Aug 18 It's not your outcome.
Aug 17 Somebody doesn't really leave you...
Aug 16 Why is preparing to leave so stressful?
Aug 15 The people who piss you off.
Aug 14 What is most valuable way to share the most valuable possession.
Aug 13 There are always two sides, and it is possible both are right.
Aug 12 The intoxicating effect of reflecting someone back to them.
Aug 11 Don't get dirty with the pigs.
Aug 10 Nothing is absolute except that nothing is absolute.
Aug 09 Keeping your feet on the ground.
Aug 08 That inner voice.
Aug 07 The good (and simple) life
Aug 05 Do you get sad thinking about the passage of time?
Aug 04 A body of work.
Aug 03 Never underestimate and always give voice.
Aug 02 This is exactly how I imagined it.
Aug 01 Overrated control
Jul 31 To be one's own friend.
Jul 30 Start small.
Jul 29 Kindness builds trust.
Jul 28 Kindness trumps niceness.
Jul 27 To win true freedom...
Jul 26 The most overrated statement I've heard this week.
Jul 25 Shared crucibles.
Jul 24 Environment matters.
Jul 23 The attitude of fearing to try anything.
Jul 22 The things we build.
Jul 21 I forgot... really.
Jul 16 I'm a professional musician... really.
Jul 15 Molars are out - and you only live once.
Jul 14 The disappointing offer.
Jul 13 What else can one do...
Jul 12 Ecosystems.
Jul 11 The detectable difference
Jul 10 It's upon you...
Jul 09 When your job doesn't feel right...
Jul 08 You need stress.
Jul 07 Don't squat too soon.
Jul 06 A thought on what freedom might be
Jul 05 They are Telling Themselves Oversimplified Stories Too, Just Like You.
Jul 04 In support of the anti-library.
Jul 03 Movement moves de-motivation from on to off.
Jul 02 Leaving space vs Supressing Thought
Jul 01 Quick thought on barefoot hiking.
Jun 30 Rest and Waken Your Inner Warrior
Jun 29 The politics of the bandstand.
Jun 28 Make food together.
Jun 27 Knocketh and the door shall be opened.
Jun 26 Interview thoughts from yesterday's post.
Jun 25 What’s your thing?
Jun 24 Just pick up one piece.
Jun 23 Be the person you expect yourself to be.
Jun 22 Clarity over certainty redux.
Jun 21 Routines.
Jun 20 Clarity over certainty.
Jun 19 It's okay if the test fails, it's a test.
Jun 18 Take a beat. You're going to be fine.
Jun 17 Check your bias and be curious.
Jun 16 Confucius says to mercilessly judge yourself
Jun 15 It's never as bad as you thought.
Jun 14 BIrds do it and bees do it.
Jun 13 Your greatest reward is being invited back.
Jun 12 Read just one page.
Jun 12 Take a breath, it will eventually end.
Jun 10 What is the best gift?
Jun 09 A quote from a previous manager.
Jun 08 History is not just what happened.
Jun 07 I cried during Downton Abbey and I'm not ashamed of it.
Jun 07 People success teams.
Jun 05 You knew what you were signing up for...
Jun 03 Embrace Your Fans.
Jun 02 Thoughtful decisions
Jun 01 Back phrase if you must, but tell everybody you're doing it... and why it's okay to be behind.
Jun 01 Leading through questions.
May 30 Yogurt
May 29 What the world needs now... is love.
May 28 4 Presidents had these things 9 attributes in common.
May 27 What Beginning Requires
May 26 The problem with putting your ideas out there...
May 25 Diversity and the bravery of the sand box.
May 24 Your brain needs space.
May 23 What is your resolution? How great is it?
May 22 Gigs!
May 21 The Clocky - perhaps my birthday present to myself.
May 20 The Heart of a Question
May 19 What is truly worth doing?
May 18 Questions to ask your friends and family that can make for deeper relationships.
May 18 How to find hope?
May 16 Playing outside the changes.
May 15 Play is the cure.
May 14 Sometimes things are unfair or unjust.
May 13 Keep going.
May 13 It's not coming back...
May 11 Why do you climb the mountain?
May 10 What to ask your next employer.
May 09 Dried Contacts.
May 08 Look both ways
May 07 Temperance... it's a thing.
May 06 Goodnight.
May 05 It is absolutely okay to quit a book.
May 04 Happy is the one who kick ball changes.
May 03 Sometimes just a few words.
May 02 Being aware.
May 01 On recipe testing.
Apr 30 Your first forays.
Apr 29 Tiny steps.
Apr 28 What if calendar invites subjects were questions?
Apr 27 A good roux.
Apr 26 Aim higher and fail faster.
Apr 25 Solving with absurdity.
Apr 24 You are an artist.
Apr 23 Retrograde inversion and space time.
Apr 22 Looking at tires made my cravings go away.
Apr 21 Pleasing, Believing, and Robots.
Apr 20 The Morpheus Effect
Apr 19 First principles, Trevor, and Louis C.K.
Apr 18 Combating the anti-challenger.
Apr 17 The toughest time of the year
Apr 16 Staying curious about being curious.
Apr 15 One of those days
Apr 14 What if every day was like kindergarten?
Apr 13 5 Habits of Mind
Apr 12 Vuja de and making change happen
Apr 11 Creating space for curiosity
Apr 10 Just a little bit better.
Apr 09 Childlike curiosity.
Apr 08 Whatever can happen today can happen at any time.
Apr 07 Give yourself time.
Apr 06 Onboarding
Apr 05 A better way to network.
Apr 04 What "Why" did for me and it might do for you.
Apr 03 Old and Vintage
Apr 02 Understand things.
Apr 01 How, what ifs, and improvising inside the process.
Mar 31 The process matters
Mar 30 Why not move?
Mar 29 Your difficult questions need time and space.
Mar 28 On being missed.
Mar 27 How to use questions as a servant leader.
Mar 26 You're going to get yourself in trouble doing this..
Mar 25 Heading a call.
Mar 24 What have you learned?
Mar 23 What are you committing your team to?
Mar 22 Are you playing your hand the best you can?
Mar 21 The light bulb moment
Mar 20 The Practice
Mar 19 How to discipline the mind.
Mar 18 How to help people.
Mar 17 The most strategic decision you will make this week.
Mar 16 What do you say "yes" to?
Mar 15 More on defining the fear
Mar 14 How to appreciate people more fully.
Mar 13 Under pressure.
Mar 11 Can you be your own best friend?
Mar 10 The center of the storm - the great calm of being a Music Director
Mar 09 What if it's our perceptions of things that hurts us?
Mar 08 On doing what you can now.
Mar 07 What if we refused the status quo?
Mar 06 What you won't do...
Mar 05 Forgive the past.
Mar 04 I wrote to Steven about how Seneca wrote to Lucilius
Mar 03 We have been here before...
Mar 02 Making more sense of our thoughts.
Mar 01 How to pivot?
Feb 28 Thoughts on creating team culture.
Feb 27 The Question Connection
Feb 26 What is skepticism really?
Feb 25 Are we teasing out the right thing?
Feb 24 What is the better question?
Feb 23 What are we on the hook for?
Feb 22 How to keep a team together
Feb 21 As you start the week...
Feb 20 A recap of winning and life.
Feb 19 Winning the Good Life.
Feb 17 Truth and Fear - Better Together.
Feb 16 That moment when.
Feb 15 Leaving the game.
Feb 14 Know the rules of the game before you decide to play.
Feb 13 How might you discipline your mind?
Feb 11 Just in case...
Feb 10 The clutter and the focus.
Feb 09 Do you think you're special?
Feb 08 Always remember...
Feb 07 Winning at what cost?
Feb 06 Why hold back?
Feb 05 Well, I'm from Boston.
Feb 04 What would happen if we stop taking ourselves so seriously?
Feb 03 Thoughts on leadership - science and art.
Feb 02 When Things Get Off
Feb 01 A bit of an anxious feeling today... but not a bad one.
Jan 31 The ultimate question to life, the universe, and everything.
Jan 30 As long as we end together.
Jan 29 But how will you use that control?
Jan 28 Shall we dance?
Jan 27 What would happen if we stopped squeezing the sand out of our hands?
Jan 26 I had a moment, and this tactic helped.
Jan 25 Are you creating an institution or a studio?
Jan 24 How to fail.
Jan 23 What to do when you fall.
Jan 22 8 steps to achieving your goal inspired by an epidemiologist
Jan 21 Are people really straightforward with themselves?
Jan 20 Taking Time Not to Think
Jan 19 Knowing when to quit.
Jan 18 Is the future our business?
Jan 17 How do we learn how to learn?
Jan 16 Work that matters is not a life mission.
Jan 15 Channels and bad coffee.
Jan 14 Who is this blog for?
Jan 13 An improv acting skill you can use now to get over any problem fast.
Jan 12 The life cycle of a riff...
Jan 11 The first rule of music is...
Jan 09 Did I sleep better after outlining the problem?
Jan 08 The outline helped.
Jan 07 Better escapism with an ancient 3-step process as told by dead smart guy.
Jan 06 How to crush obstacles and be productive like jazz musicians.
Jan 05 What is really most important?
Jan 05 It's not really about me.
Jan 04 In order to color in the lines, you need the lines.
Jan 03 A note for the aspiring people manager.
Jan 02 An Ode to the Seafarers
Jan 01 How to practice?

2021

Dec 26 Be back in a jiffy!
Dec 25 A useful reminder - it's neither good nor bad.
Dec 24 Doing the "right" work is what matters.
Dec 23 What if it was simpler?
Dec 22 Can you really read people?
Dec 21 Understanding life through music.
Dec 20 Let it go.
Dec 19 Did you get what you hoped for?
Dec 18 Let Life Get Ahead... a bit.
Dec 17 When we decided to start.
Dec 16 Thoughts on hiking and the holidays.
Dec 15 Having said what I said, choose wisely.
Dec 12 What great thing could you have done?
Dec 11 If you want to feel more confidence, decide more things.
Dec 10 What are you unwilling to face?
Dec 09 The elephant and the room.
Dec 08 What stands in the way, becomes the way.
Dec 07 What's the legacy you're leaving behind? Is it the one you want?
Dec 06 Spending time alone.
Dec 05 How do you start?
Dec 04 How a single leaf can teach you about what's next.
Dec 03 A way.
Dec 02 Does the past portend the future?
Dec 01 Can I still be happy?
Nov 30 You are creative.
Nov 29 What do you consume?
Nov 28 The lead up is always worse than the first note.
May 07 The will to becoming.
May 06 The best thing about theater.
May 06 Assume the best.
May 04 You've got nowhere to go, but here.
May 03 Are you living life to the fullest? And what does that even mean?
May 02 Stop sweating; you've got the gig.
May 01 It's not the work day.
Apr 30 The flavor of the day.
Apr 29 The day I fire myself.
Apr 28 Currency
Apr 27 I am not doing anything right.
Apr 26 Deciding you can.
Apr 25 Why you shouldn't protect your work.
Apr 24 Feeling special.
Apr 23 Don't miss the opportunity to be generous.
Apr 22 Listen to the audience.
Apr 21 Create jazz to your most complicated problems.
Apr 20 Two Types of Winning for the Ultra-Competitive Person.
Apr 19 Why don't others see you the way you see you?
Apr 18 Is there a place for me?
Apr 17 How to be perfect in one easy step.
Apr 16 Lou Holtz, ND Football Coach, had it right.
Apr 15 The ROI of good management.
Apr 14 What's the real challenge in making things happen for you or others?
Apr 13 Do you honor failure?
Apr 12 Being the best in the world.
Apr 11 Flipping Burgers for a Living.
Jan 14 It's all an experiment.
Jan 07 The big struggle.
Jan 06 Something from already.
Jan 05 A Cinderella Story.
Jan 04 The beauty of doing nothing.
Jan 03 Play the gig.
Jan 02 Inside the mind.
Jan 01 Write the letter.

2020

Dec 31 Finally - the reading list is finished!
Dec 30 Poor Santa
Dec 29 You can't unsee it.
Dec 28 The work motivates.
Dec 27 Look at the cat.
Dec 25 Would you work extra hard for 0.05%?
Dec 24 Keep your expectations in check.
Dec 23 How are you talking to yourself?
Dec 22 Stop saying sorry.
Dec 21 and another thing.
Dec 20 Last year at this time.
Dec 19 Not knowing what you don't know and doing something about it.
Dec 18 How to become more creative?
Dec 17 Anger is for care.
Dec 16 Thoughts on hope and angst.
Dec 15 I almost finished counting my reading list.
Dec 14 LOL
Dec 13 Why you need to hire musicians to design your life.
Dec 12 Brain dead at the moment.
Dec 11 There's value in the absurd.
Dec 10 Make space for discovery.
Dec 09 Why I am proud that I sluffed off school.
Dec 08 Giving Freely.
Dec 07 Re-thinking why I do what I do.
Dec 06 The reason to live.
Dec 05 How can I do all of this work and not see growth?
Dec 04 How to stay motivated when there is no finish line?
Dec 03 Did you make the right decision?
Dec 02 The essence.
Dec 01 The challenges of being authentic.
Nov 30 Yesterday was the last church gig, for now.
Nov 29 Who are you doing it for?
Nov 28 Finally! I learned how to mix with my right hand.
Nov 27 Using what you have got.
Nov 26 A doctor's visit and intention.
Nov 25 On thrashing.
Nov 24 Talking it out.
Nov 23 Freedom.
Nov 22 Give space and limit.
Nov 21 You were chosen for a reason.
Nov 20 Being open to the new.
Nov 19 Trace the roots.
Nov 18 Starting new jobs and the unknown.
Nov 17 Who is it for? Redux.
Nov 16 Yogurt that failed.
Nov 15 When do we stop practicing?
Nov 14 Going down hill with small steps.
Nov 13 Moving through your thoughts.
Nov 12 To push back is to help.
Nov 11 The conversation will never be as bad as the lead-up.
Nov 10 Accompanying is about generosity.
Nov 09 A curious conversation about strategy and outcomes.
Nov 08 The need to conform outweighs the will to be you.
Nov 07 How does your computer desktop makes it difficult for you to order in a restaurant?
Nov 06 Do your friends hate more than they love? And if so, why?
Nov 05 To get better at something requires you to admit you know nothing.
Nov 04 I'm not feeling it today.
Nov 03 When it rains it pours.
Nov 03 What a 17th Century apple pie recipe taught me about life.
Nov 02 Everything that you did.
Nov 01 Moving on.
Oct 31 Wrestle with yourself first.
Oct 30 Meeting over coffee.
Oct 29 What is a gig for?
Oct 28 They don't know what you can do.
Oct 27 Lessons learned from weight gain.
Oct 26 What is keeping you up at night?
Oct 25 You might not be wrong.
Oct 24 The reason I like using a pen is because it slows things down.
Oct 24 Exchanging Ideas
Oct 22 I am not a fan of elbow greetings.
Oct 21 Happy Birthday, Dad.
Oct 20 Working asynchronously.
Oct 19 It's been a month.
Sep 19 Potlucks
Sep 18 When appetite is there.
Sep 17 What do you want tomorrow to be about?
Sep 16 What is self-optimization?
Sep 15 Caring too much about the wrong things.
Sep 14 Returning to roots.
Sep 13 Approaching the weekend like the bees.
Sep 12 Bees do it and so do educated flees. Why not you?
Sep 11 The problem with teams.
Sep 10 The over-explanation.
Sep 09 What I wish I learned in school.
Sep 08 I took time off for a mini-vacation.
Sep 02 On books
Sep 01 The problem is the box.
Aug 31 It's a Friday morning.
Aug 30 Interviews & Validations.
Aug 29 Sleep that feels good.
Aug 28 When you feel like you're doing everything wrong.
Aug 27 I made pickles, and I am happy.
Aug 26 On generous feedback.
Aug 25 It's been a few days.
Aug 20 Something weird about job seekers.
Aug 19 Michael P said this to me and it left me inspired.
Aug 18 The interesting thing about being overwhelmed.
Aug 17 Almost a year of blogging.
Aug 16 Can you lose more?
Aug 15 On being a mirror.
Aug 14 On character.
Aug 13 Thoughts on shoes.
Aug 12 If it doesn't get done, it doesn't matter.
Aug 11 Stepping into Forgiveness.
Aug 09 The advice that transformed.
Aug 09 If you love yourself.
Aug 08 Why am I so afraid of shame and fear?
Aug 07 What am I so afraid of?
Aug 06 I have an anger problem.
Aug 05 What will you do now?
Aug 04 I did something cool the other day.
Aug 03 On showing a bit of care.
Aug 02 A short note on re-inventing one's self.
Aug 01 John Steinbeck on Showing Up
Jul 31 Riding the line.
Jul 30 Exhausted in the afternoon?
Jul 29 What are you spending 100 hours on?
Jul 28 Real Change
Jul 27 Thoughts on slowing down.
Jul 25 In pursuit of something more than nothing.
Jul 24 The way to win a debate with your friends is to do this one thing.
Jul 23 Reasons to look, and reasoning to stop.
Jul 22 Being told I'm too different.
Jul 21 About hiking down hills.
Jul 20 I missed yesterday because of nachos, brats, beer, and a baby.
Jul 18 Something completely different.
Jul 17 Being desperate is not shameful.
Jul 16 Uuuuuuuuuuugh! It was cancelled.
Jul 15 Shipping work.
Jul 14 Being curious, and holding space for learning.
Jul 13 I just got bored for 30 minutes. Here's what I thought about.
Jul 13 Today’s Mindset
Jul 11 Sourdough bread is a metaphor for life.
Jul 10 Searching for inspiration.
Jul 09 Thoughts from last night.
Jul 08 Which way do you go when both seem right?
Jul 07 Writing a letter of recommendation.
Jul 06 To do what you love.
Jul 05 Give way to the rock and the hard place.
Jul 04 5 micro insights - a flute, a book, a case, a mistake, and body shaming.
Jul 03 On frozen custard.
Jul 02 Will people miss us?
Jul 01 On the rush to define things.
Jun 30 On bird sounds and Ravel.
Jun 29 Thinking about frameworks.
Jun 28 Enrolling in the journey.
Jun 27 I just finished an assignment from almost 20 years ago.
Jun 26 Jonas Salk said it best.
Jun 25 There's something interesting about lenses.
Jun 24 What do you mean when you say, “doing something for someone” with our art?
Jun 23 You can't break the contract!
Jun 22 Leading from the middle of the ocean.
Jun 21 If you wear glasses...
Jun 20 On productivity.
Jun 19 Reading list for the last year
Jun 18 Do you know why 5 out of 10 self-help books are criminal?
Jun 17 Pâro is a word that helps.
Jun 16 There's something fascinating about gifts.
Jun 15 A quick thought on fear. And, why you are probably misinterpreting it.
Jun 14 On being something for someone else.
Jun 13 Stop keeping score!
Jun 12 How does a dog see the world? And, why does it matter?
Jun 11 On difficult conversations.
Jun 10 Your assumptions are probably wrong.
Jun 09 A personal stance - Black Lives Matter
Jun 08 To assert.
Jun 07 On Change.
Jun 06 Why is now the time for sonder?
Jun 06 Do you know what sonder is?
Jun 03 Doing vs Being and Balance.
Jun 03 But, what is it for?
Jun 02 Thoughts on melted ice cream.
Jun 01 A letter to my Dad.
May 31 Keep your eyes open.
May 29 Thoughts on hope.
May 28 What matters to you?
May 27 Mission alignment and doing things with intention.
May 27 Help people to help them.
May 25 A quick thought on Memorial Day.
May 24 The most important lesson I learned last week.
May 23 Yesterday was tough.
May 22 What I've learned from blogging every day.
May 21 Does it seem impossible to find growth when there's so much loss?
May 20 Here is a method that's helping some people get back to normal.
May 19 Thoughts on culture.
May 18 A vision is what you see, and what you don't see.
May 17 I heard a fox scream.
May 16 A short self-reflection.
May 15 There's something about the wind, you, and making a difference.
May 14 If you're building something for someone.
May 13 Are you trying to control too much?
May 12 The power of hypothesis.
May 11 What's next?
May 10 Create and Embrace Tension.
May 09 Don't try to be like everyone else.
May 08 Plan for decisions.
May 07 What's one lesson we can take from musicians?
May 06 In defense of the bold.
May 05 The bathtub faucet broke, and water is everywhere!
May 04 How the City of Milwaukee could make you want to pay a parking ticket?
May 03 What if you knew how your taxes were spent, would you pay more?
May 02 The Artisan Doer
May 01 Gloomy and Gray Sky Days.
Apr 30 A Quick Question.
Apr 29 You Need to Settle Down.
Apr 28 Why illogical thinking might lead to a better result.
Apr 27 What do white coats, fancy yachts, and red pills have in common?
Apr 26 Do you remember the moment you fell in love?
Apr 25 Thoughts on sunrises.
Apr 24 The orchid is nature's great deceiver. It's also rare.
Apr 23 When you've got nothing to say.
Apr 22 What does Dalgona Coffee having anything to do with survival?
Apr 21 Do you know what the Connecticut colony's agent to London did? And why don't we know about him?
Apr 20 1+1=3 and if you don't believe me, ask Marilyn.
Apr 19 On Pause.
Apr 18 It's Saturday.
Apr 17 How Easter dinner changed the way I think about winning and losing.
Apr 16 On Guilt
Apr 15 Buying avocados is a good way to think about planning.
Apr 14 How will you keep on track with your long-term goals?
Apr 13 What happened to the iPhone 5c?
Apr 12 Could you be losing productivity by not having a ritual?
Apr 11 You don't need to gain weight by being bored - be productive!
Apr 10 Little, thoughtful details, add delight.
Apr 09 There's one hidden stress you're probably missing but seeing every day.
Apr 08 Why do we call recruitment a process? Why isn't it art?
Apr 07 Why finding the average doesn't help anybody.
Apr 06 A hope for something better.
Apr 05 Why do I think working from home exposes your poor work ethic.
Apr 04 When you focus too much on it, you'll lose sight.
Apr 03 For the eclectics that just never "fit in".
Apr 02 Do you think we've considered this effect of COVID-19?
Apr 01 Who stole the Van Gogh piece from the Dutch museum?
Mar 31 Here's 1 reason why you probably don't have enough toilet paper.
Mar 30 People make sense when you realize that they don't make sense.
Mar 29 When you're smarter than Waze.
Mar 28 What do kids, sticks, and a playful mind have anything to do with your career?
Mar 27 Does your resume tell a story?
Mar 26 What happened?
Mar 26 Is peace a primal emotion?
Mar 25 Do you have permission to speak?
Mar 24 Is simple better?
Mar 23 You have 1000 things to do but no time.
Mar 22 But, what if it works?
Mar 21 You're not going to win them all.
Mar 20 I use a pencil and paper to plan my life.
Mar 19 The language we use matters!
Mar 18 You don't have to play the game the way it's always played.
Mar 17 The long game and limitations.
Mar 16 Why doesn't your job work for you?
Mar 15 Do you need to talk to everybody in the room?
Mar 13 If you're trying to spread an idea, consider the coronavirus.
Mar 13 What have I been doing?
Jan 20 What will you do when you need to end it?
Jan 19 A free trial and your agent have something in common. Do you know?
Jan 18 How much does your loyalty and exclusivity cost? Your agent knows.
Jan 17 A New Idiom.
Jan 16 The Art of being an agent - is there one?
Jan 15 Something New!
Jan 15 Everyone wants to start an agency.
Jan 14 One Way to Help Each Other Get Better Gigs
Jan 10 Where's the carrot?
Jan 09 Inspired By the War
Jan 08 Confrontation.
Jan 07 Be a Pro.
Jan 06 Beat Resistance.
Jan 05 Others Don't Understand.
Jan 04 Resistance Hides.
Jan 03 Friends of the Resistance.
Jan 02 Resistant You.
Jan 01 New Year, New Me.

2019

Thoughts and notes by David Brady.

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