Blue Eyed Samurai
I’m about half way through this show, and I gotta note a couple things. • Every frame is gorgeous. Simply stunning. • The visual storytelling...
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2024
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https://vimeo.com/530780754 An anxiety reducing exercise that engages all senses. I picked up this exercise from my former therapist. When I’m really anxious and shutting down,...
Hello, world.
Let’s see what happens here!
2023
Uncertainty
We spend a lot of our time and energy worrying about the future. Who can blame us, everything seems like it’s terrible and about to...
Productive, Healthy, Connected
I’ve gotten some good advice to focus on the things that make me feel productive, healthy, and connected (to others) and the rest is noise....
“The reward for our work is not what we get, but what we become. -Paulo Coelho” What am I becoming because of my work? A...
Ready, Set, Future!
I’ve enrolled in this Ready, Set, Future! Introduction to Futures Thinking course on Coursera. I’m liking it a lot, and I appreciate that the instructor...
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing you are not the voice of the mind - - you are the one that...
The Vertical Breath, Arrival, and a Lawn Chair
When racket (dot) com was a great and simple podcast app, I recorded a couple little podcasts. This is the first one I made, and...
It just is
Today I learned (or realized I already knew) that the monkey mind’s consistent chatter is neither wrong or right. It just is. The I, the...
“You won’t get money, status, fun, impact, and career capital at the same job. Pick two, get the rest elsewhere in your life. Jacob Falkovich”...
Self-help synthesized
I found this article called Every self-help book ever, boiled down to 11 simple rules to be quite good. Topic #5 really helped me clarify...
The Vertical Breath
I’m fascinated by the concept of the vertical breath. As I understand it right now, this concept flips what we traditionally think of regarding time....
Four Thousand Weeks
A sketchnote of the wonderful book Four Thousand Weeks.
2021
Storyworthy
I was going to update this sketchnote digitally. To clean it up and play with some colors and lettering. Now I think I’ll just let...
I made a Sketchnote today and you can too
This is a post about my thoughts on Sketchnotes, and an example of how I made this one today. I learned a lot about Sketchnoting...
Metacognition
https://nesslabs.com/metacognition
2020
A single drop of water on the stone
One drop of water landing upon a stone doesn’t do much to erode the stone. One drop of water, landing every minute of the day,...
Monkey Mind on the Mountain
I’ve been skiing three or four times in my life until this year. The previous attempts didn’t end well due to my own self doubt,...
2018
A Quiet Place
I watched the film with my Son and Daughter last night. It was really the first thriller/horror film we’ve watched together. Ever since they fell...
2017
100 Years
In 1992 or so, I took my first photography class at a community college in south Florida. My teacher at the time taught me two...
2016
The perfect pen
I spent time on learning and trying a new tool. This consisted of reading articles, downloading and figuring out trial software. I stopped, went outside...
Bones
“I don’t have a creative bone in my body”, he said. “Sure you do, everyone does,” I thought. “Maybe you just haven’t been cut deep...
Tsundoku
[Tsundoku] I am not sure where I first came across this word. Maybe I found it on Farnham Street or Barking up the Wrong Tree....
2015
My Leaf blower doesn’t have bluetooth
The best way to simplify is to reduce. I’ve been trying to keep the thought in the front of my mind lately. I was feeling...