Happiness isn’t a linear thing; it’s more like a U-Curve
You’ll probably be happier at certain ages throughout your life, which is pretty logical. Continue Reading
Fundamental Explainers
This is my blanket category for the site; it’s an attempt to explain a concept in a deeper way.
The true lesson of Stuart Scott is found in ESPN as a family
Not to get dramatic here to open, but when 9/11 happened, I was living in DC (college) although I’m originally from New York. Obviously 9/11 was a f’n terrible event and it doesn’t take much to contextualize exactly how bad… Continue Reading
Batch tasks, create a state of flow
When one year passes to the next, there are invariably about 19,287 articles about how exactly to make the next year more productive than the past one. Here’s what probably actually happens: you go back to work tomorrow or the next… Continue Reading
58 percent of supervisor job skills come from four traits. Learn them.
Want to be a better manager? Focus on these four core concepts. Continue Reading
Going to a random wedding is basically like watching 1/6th of a movie
Sometimes I think we — in the global sense, meaning “humans” — are conditioned to believe that every wedding we attend is some majorly special thing, because for two people — and two families — it truly is. The thing… Continue Reading
Jim Harbaugh vs. Urban Meyer isn’t another 10 Year War, sadly
Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers parted ways last night, as expected; interestingly, he won exactly 49 games as their coach, including one NFC Championship. He’s now purportedly headed to Michigan, according to literally every report under the sun. He was… Continue Reading
Theresa Benn’s death is now a homicide. Was it Kevin Dulaney?
You can read about the basic facts of this case here, but for media purposes, this will probably be “The NASCAR Case.” A woman went missing in the area of Talladega Super Speedway (NASCAR venue) on October 19th in the… Continue Reading
Voice mail is basically dead. Is e-mail next?
Even 20 years ago, everyone opened their workday by checking VMs. Now that’s a relic. Could that happen with e-mail? Continue Reading