Update on My Focus List
Here’s an update on the focus list I created for myself back in January. This was a collection of things I wanted to prioritize in my life this year. Ok here goes. The photo above is the literal monkey on…
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On Tribal Thinking in the Age of Social Media and its Affect on Me for Covington
I don’t discuss politics on social media. In fact last year I greatly reduced my social media consumption to avoid the proliferation of content that began to dominate it. I’ve watched as the timeline of commentary has unfolded around the…
My Focus List for 2019
It’s the beginning of the year and time to reflect on last year and changes I want to make for this one. No, I don’t want to publicly declare a list of resolutions and set myself up to fail miserably…
It’s Time to Reduce Consuming and Start Writing Again
Let’s cut to the chase. I won’t use the dreaded “R” word used unapologetically by so many people at the beginning of the year. But there are a few things I want to focus on this year with the first…
The Blog is Dead. Welcome to My New Blog.
A few weeks ago Jason Kottke wrote a post for Nieman Journalism lab declaring that the blog is dead. People have been ringing the blogs are dead bells for several years. While these used to draw some controversy, that topic…
My Experience at the Yes by Yes Yes Event
I recently was able to attend an amazing event called Yes by Yes Yes (YxYY) which took place in July at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. This event was born from a few folks having a conversation at SXSWi…
My Goal to Streamline, De-clutter, and Focus to Reach a Zen State
Over the last year I’ve started an on-going initiative to try and streamline and simplify my life more. There are many different facets to this which involve taking a look at both physical and mental inventories. I’m consciously analyzing all aspects…
Traffic Continues to Suck Amidst a World of Technical Innovation
I can tell summer is over, not from the weather or the calendar but when my commute returns to the progressively worse effed up state it was in prior to summer. That’s not to say that summer offers much of…
My Talk About X PRIZE and Other Topics on the Tummelvision Podcast
A few weeks ago I was honored to be a guest on a podcast that I’ve been a listener of called Tummelvision. The podcast has 3 great hosts which include Kevin Marks, Deborah Schultz, and Heather Gold. Here’s the topic…