"You can just do things" is step one
From the optimism of possibility to engaging the hard work of reality, "doing things" is about finding a balance — a harmony — in opposites.
Justin Owings
Real life's a mess
A lunch goes sideways when a guest’s emails spark a mix-up. It’s a lesson in life’s uncertainty vs. digital’s fake ease. On embracing the mess.
R-ght to Canopy
A brief catching up.
Fourteen months ago I left Mural, my work
From Blank Page to Published Book in 57 Days
Inspired by "Elf on the Shelf" and Dilbert, I wrote, illustrated, and published a book on Amazon.
Apps are traps
The usual frame is that there's an app for anything you'd want to do. But that frame hides a cost.
The Story Behind Exec on the Desk
How this all began: The (official) backstory of Exec on the Desk.
Conspiracy is a system
An update to Hanlon's Razor that accounts for systems.
Uncertain thoughts
An exploration into uncertainty.
Going cyborg
Is it inevitable that mankind must merge with machine?
Improving the world by staying silent
Sometimes, as Paul Portesi puts it, you have to get small.
Control Theory by William Glasser
A book review of a classic work by William Glasser.
Learn by doing, then by thinking
It is only through risking failure that you might stumble on success.