One of my favorite things about the iOS App Store is when I see something like this (from @vincode’s new outliner app Zavala):
One of my favorite things about the iOS App Store is when I see something like this (from @vincode’s new outliner app Zavala):
This is one of the best pieces of writing I’ve read in a while: www.collaborativefund.com/blog/goal… There aren’t many iron laws of money. But here’s one, and perhaps the most important: If expectations grow faster than income you’ll never be happy with your money. One of the most important financial skills is getting the goalpost to stop moving. It’s also one of the hardest. And this: Subconsciously or not, everyone looks around and says “What do other people like me have?
Finished reading: The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson 📚
Was the plot corny? Yes. Is it ridiculous that two 74 year olds are writing a book with cybersecurity as the main plot point? Yes. Was this a good read? Absolutely.
Embracing all moments as a rule transforms every day into precisely what you’re looking for: an interesting variety of experiences, every one of which offers you what you value, regardless of what happens in particular.
When All Moments Have Equal Value www.raptitude.com/2021/05/w…
The life and experiences we want are already here (as long as we perceive them as such).
Things my teenager says: “You always embarrass me. Remember when you went to the bus stop with me the first day of middle school? I was so embarrassed.” This was four years ago. And besides, I’m the cool dad, right?
Thus was born my new clothing line: Don’t be embarrassed, I’m the Cool Dad.
(To which my son says “Don’t do that! It’s worse when you think you are cool!” Mission accomplished 😎)
How we interact with the internet is a very personal thing. In my life I find that the more time I spend on sites that aggregate content, such as social media, a few things happen: I find new content that is great, new content that’s terrible, I waste a lot of time, and I feel depressed. The happy medium I’ve found is using RSS feeds to aggregate content myself. This gives me most of the benefits with fewer of the downsides.
On a road trip with the family. We decided to play an audiobook and Twilight ended up being the pick. All other things aside, it’s amazing to listen to this book because it comes from a time before teenagers had smartphones. So much book reading and daydreaming and cooking family dinner after school. (And only checking email every few days.) Talk about a fantastic way to live!
Quote of the day, from Steven Pressfield:
Resistance’s goal is not to wound or disable. Resistance aims to kill. Its target is the epicenter of our being: our genius, our soul, the unique and priceless gift we were put on earth to give and that no one else has but us. Resistance means business. When we fight it, we are in a war to the death.
Remember, this is true for all of us. Whatever your art, resistance will be there to bother you when you practice it. Don’t let it win!
My time “growing up” in jazz was in the late 90s and early 2000s in Kansas City. Those were the days of the “young lions” of the postbop scene, with Branford Marsalis leading the Tonight Show band, Christian McBride and Joshua Redman breaking barriers, and a general revival of jazz after the stagnation of the late 70s and early 80s. So much great music was being played. Being from Kansas City, the musicians like Bobby Watson and Pat Metheny had a special place in my heart.
From Ryder Carroll: Nietzsche once said “He who has a why to live, can bear almost any how.” In order to truly change our behavior, we have to believe in the reason why we’re changing. We need a compelling purpose that will motivate us to do what is necessary, which often boils down to simply doing ordinary things over and over and over again. Now we’ve arrived at the fundamental difference between habits and rituals.