If you read much from the stoics (which I’ve done a bit, but not a lot so far), they tend to focus on a few key concepts. …

I never considered the difference between a “mystery” and a “puzzle”, but Mónica Guzmán laid it out nicely in her book “ I Never Thought of It That Way “. She said: “People are mysteries, not puzzles. This means we can never be sure about them. …

In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, I’m going to start writing a “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. My hope is that taking an extra look at these posts will help solidify the ideas in my head a bit more…

It feels hard for me to believe, but today is the 20th anniversary of the first release of WordPress (you can see the initial announcement here). The story of WordPress actually began earlier, with a project called b2/cafelog in 2001. It was a similar product that was essentially abandoned by…

Kevin Kelly’s book “ Excellent Advice for Living “ gives a lot of small pieces of advice, and I really liked this one: Assume no one remembers names. As a courtesy reintroduce yourself by name even to those you have previously met: “Hi, I’m Kevin.” I like to take it…

Some of us are born into more privilege than others. This could be related to race or gender, but it also can be greatly affected simply by who your parents are. …

Defining yourself based on your opinions can make for a tough life, because then changing your opinions (which you should probably do from time to time) becomes much more difficult to do. In his book “ Excellent Advice for Living “, Kevin Kelly says: Don’t define yourself by your opinions…

If you do something often enough you’re likely to get pretty good at it, but simply doing something over and over isn’t the same as practicing it. In his book “ Outsmart Your Brain “, author Daniel Willingham shares his thoughts on this: Aristotle was right in saying that the…

It’s getting harder and harder to determine if something is a scam, particularly on the internet or over the phone, and your best bet is to just assume it is. In his book “ Excellent Advice for Living “, author Kevin Kelly puts it this way: Assume anyone asking for…