George Washington’s Rules of Civility
When he was 16, young George Washington copied a list of “110 Rules for Civility” in an effort to improve his penmanship. Although they are now known as “Washington’s” Rules… Continue Reading...
Your Work Year Ahead: You Were Made For This
By now you’re back in the saddle at work. You enjoyed the holiday season, but you also realize that sitting around in a cookie-induced torpor while trying to recall what… Continue Reading...
Books: My 2019 Year in Review
In past years I have posted about some of the books I read during the previous year. You can read my previous two years here and here.
2019 was… Continue Reading...
You Can Do It
Seven years ago today I did a very strange thing: I published the first post of this blog. It was a step into the unknown and frankly felt ridiculous. Nobody… Continue Reading...
The Island of Knowledge
I’m on the final stretch of a home office remodel. As part of the remodel we added one of those letter boards where you can easily switch out the message.… Continue Reading...
Epictetus: Lifting By The Other Handle
It has become fashionable for people to say that “the definition of insanity is continuing to do things the same way while expecting a different result”. I first heard this… Continue Reading...
