Is there competition that we have to deal with? Absolutely. How much is there? Not nearly as much as you think.

It’s funny how different tools we use for work provoke different reactions in us. Even email, our collective dreaded foe, can be the right tool for the job.

When the world has been turned upside down, we can find normalcy in simple things like playing together in the park.

Setting up systems is important. Once that’s done the next step is to use the system so we can adjust it based on experience.

Starting can be so difficult. Here are some principles from Herodutus and Langston Hughes that help me when it’s time to stop preparing and take action.

Wearing masks is polarizing now. Here’s the experience that changed my attitude about mask wearing while I lived in Taiwan.

With a little bit of wrangling and creativity, you can add “focus time” to your daily calendar. Deep work only happens when we create time for it.

Typewriters are cool. Pen and paper feel so retro. They were the way work was done for a long time. We can work that way on computers too.

Small changes can have big effects. Here’s a simple lesson in applied physics that reminds me of this principle.

You may not be the first person to think of a certain idea, but does that even matter? Ideas don’t have to be unique to be great.