Yoda is kind of a jerk
Yoda from Star Wars once famously told Luke Skywalker, “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” I think that there are times when this is absolutely true. Whenever your…
Harvard’s new legacy
Harvard University is facing an affirmative action lawsuit based upon their admission processes, and things are not looking goof. A study, published earlier this month in the National Bureau of Economic…
Stop the madness. Please.
I’ve spoken many times about how the best way to make decisions about how to spend your time is to try to envision what the 100 year-old version of yourself…
Die, suits. Die.
I’m going to buy a new suit today,. It’s a little crazy, since I don’t wear suits, Or ties. Or anything formal at all. I’ve been know to throw a…
Speak Up Storytelling #67: Matthew Dicks
On episode #67 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks talks storytelling.A solo show in which I critique one of my own stories. In our follow-up segment, I read an…
Matthew Dicks: “Why Is This So Hard For You?”
On episode #67 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks talks storytelling. A solo show in which I critique one of my own stories. In our follow-up segment, I…
Flaubert and the art of the day job
I just learned about Flaubert’s dictum: “Be regular and orderly in your life like a bourgeois, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”I love this. It…
Look what I found
It’s not often that you discover a brand new food that is both surprising and spectacular and doesn’t include an ingredient that I’ve never heard of before. But behold, the…
Stupid words for simple things
Here’s an expression that I’ve been hearing a lot lately:“Let’s talk about this offline.”These words are used when a person directing a meeting wants to engage in conversation with a…
Which coincidence would be more coincidental?
Regina Spektor’s song "On The Radio" - a personal favorite - has a chorus that goes:On the radioYou'll hear ‘November Rain’That solo's awful longBut it's a good refrainYou listen to…
