I’ve always hated grocery shopping. Grocery shopping conjures memories of an hour spent pushing a cart down the aisle with one hand and clutching a shopping list in the other—with eyes searching the shelves for that elusive box filled with some random ingredient we need for Sunday dinner. Gigantic waste …
Productivity
The downside of learning
I was a podcast addict before podcasts became a thing. I would listen to podcasts in the shower. I would listen to podcasts while making my morning coffee. I would listen to podcasts while walking my dog Einstein, while driving to work, driving back from work—all, of course, on 2x …
The dangerous cult of productivity
In the early 2010s, I developed what can be charitably called an obsession with productivity. I left no moment in my day unaccounted for and packed every minute in pursuit of “growth.” I put a Bluetooth speaker in the bathroom so I could listen to podcasts (on 2x speed, of …
Stop chasing success. Do this instead.
There’s a scene in the movie Rocketman where a young Elton John plays the piano for an American band (don’t worry; no spoilers here). After the show, Elton asks the lead singer in the band, How do I become a songwriter? The lead singer replies, Start writing some songs. In …