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Aim for progress, not perfection. 14 Jan 2013 | 07:45 pm
In the past week, two of the smartest people I know have taken issue with features or projects I’m working on. They were engineers, and their arguments were logical and comprehensive, but fundamental...
Best advice in 2012: “Let go of the results” 7 Jan 2013 | 07:45 pm
The most useful advice for me in 2012 came from Wayne Willis*: “Let go of the results.” In other words, put your best foot forward, but accept that you can’t control the outcome. In 2012, I did give...
Making sense of a year. 31 Dec 2012 | 07:45 pm
On Dec 31, looking back, things may not seem picture perfect. And there’s a tendency to question whether there was progress. But there was, there always is. 2012 was a little bumpy, but I traveled ...
Safety 26 Dec 2012 | 10:30 pm
Have a safe holidays! I have trouble with that thought. Of the adjectives that could describe the things I’m proud of, "safety" couldn’t be further from them. The safe path is never to take chances...
How to Use BlackBerry’s Best Email Features on an iPhone or Android 6 Jul 2012 | 07:00 pm
RIM gets a bad rap. It set out to create the best email experience for mobile, and it did that. Unfortunately for them, smartphones now do a lot more than email. Still, it’s worth pausing to look i...
I am. Once upon a time. I’m not. 7 Feb 2012 | 10:16 pm
It’s important to know who you are. What’s changed. Who you’ll never be. Do you need others? Can you predict your future? The following is an exercise of letting it out. Join me. I am I am curious...
Timezones: the secret sauce to 8 productive weeks in Buenos Aires 15 Dec 2011 | 05:38 am
Scheduling conflicts and jetlag are what usually come to mind when people speak of timezones. But they can play a crucial role in productivity, too. Like an offensive line that makes room for the st...
My Mixergy Interview: 11 Tips to “Get Out From Under The Minutia Of Business” 24 Nov 2011 | 09:40 am
It’s all about the preparation. Andrew Warner (pictured right) knows this—that’s why his entrepreneur interviews on Mixergy are so popular. I was lucky enough to be interviewed last week by Andrew, w...
You shouldn’t have to be proven wrong, over and over, to reconsider your intuition 30 Sep 2011 | 05:42 am
Few things are as core to my identity as writing. Yet lately I’ve been proven wrong, over and over, about my writing intuition. I see now that with so many things, practice isn’t enough. Don’t repe...
Struggling with struggling: from homework to real work to impact 27 Sep 2011 | 05:53 am
In 5 days I turn 30. Cue the tiny violins. The truth is, I’m not struggling. But perhaps that’s the problem. Remember when we had homework and tests? It was tedious and difficult to get A’s. But...
