The Problem with Facebook

Okay, well, apparently every month or so I get a wild hair and decide I’m going to offend 99% of the world’s population. Last time, I went on a tear about productivity blogs. This time my foe has grown. Welcome, in the red corner, weighing in at one berzillion pounds, the undefeated Facebook.
Ding! Round 1
I’m [...]

What is life?

“Do you think I’m weird?”
“Definitely.”
“No, man, seriously. Am I weird?”
“Yeah, but so what. Everybody’s weird.” – Stand by Me

Life.
You’re late for work one day. Your car breaks down. You get fired. You find unexpected money somewhere. Someone surprises you with a gift. You surprise yourself with your own integrity. You stand up for a [...]

The truth about paying your dues and “getting lucky”

“Thanks for the offer, but I really just want to make it on my own steam.”
Have you ever heard that one before?
Better yet, have you ever felt like that or maybe even said it yourself? Ever feel that maybe you’d be abusing a relationship if you used it for a business connection?
It’s time to disabuse [...]

Are you one of the tractionless?

Caution : Integrity-check ahead

Most of us spend a good deal of our lives (if not all of it) going with the flow, being part of the crowd, meshing in with the world around us. It feels comfy, it feels safe and it feels social.
But fitting in is mostly useless.
If you want to be noticed and [...]

Productivity Blogs, Hypocrisy and Me Just Generally Getting Some Things Off My Chest

No, I’m not yelling at you, my readers, I’m just yelling. Even us happy cheery fellows can get mighty pissed.
For the past who knows how long, I’ve been deleting RSS feeds from my aggregator. The first ones to go are the “how to be productive” ones, or the “63 new productivity apps that will take [...]

Life Myths #2 – You need to swallow your pride

I’m going to say anything stupid and cliche in this post like, “Your pride is all you have.”
Something I overheard today.
On accident.
While eavesdropping on a somewhat heated conversation:
“Just ask him for help already, swallow your pride.”
I didn’t hear the rest of it because I immediately ran out to make fun of these people on my [...]

How to take criticism like a champ. Or not at all.

“Think of how dumb the average guy is, then realize that half of them are dumber than that.” – George Carlin
Opinions and criticisms. They’re a dime a dozen. And they’re not always welcome.
Sometimes they change things for the better and sometimes they make someone seem like a useless windbag.
But you’re going to encounter criticism, often [...]

Life Myths #1 – Do what you love and the money will follow

Do what you love and the money will follow
The first time I heard this I was about fourteen and all I really loved were Victoria’s Secret catalogs. I envisioned a grand future where all I had to do to make money was steal my mother’s mail, but alas my passion never earned me a dime. [...]